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Patient, Staff Satisfaction Biggest ROIs of Trauma-Informed Hospice Care

Hospice News

OCTOBER 23, 2024

Improved patient and staff satisfaction are among the most significant returns on investment for hospices that are pouring greater resources into trauma-informed training. This is according to Amber Ash, pediatric hospice and palliative care social worker at Ohio-based Hospice of the Western Reserve.

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St. Croix Expands in Illinois, Acquires Lexington Hospice Care

Hospice News

JUNE 1, 2022

Croix Hospice has acquired Lombard, Ill.-based based Lexington Hospice Care. In addition to a spate of acquisitions, the Minnesota-based hospice provider has launched three de novos thus far in 2022. Geographically, Lexington Hospice Care fits nicely into St. Financial terms were undisclosed. The post St.

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Hospice Market to Nearly Double by 2030; Palliative Care to See Large Gains

Hospice News

SEPTEMBER 30, 2022

Rising demand and demographic tailwinds are propelling rapid growth in both the hospice and palliative care markets. These markets are growing partly because of demographic trends and partly because of increasing acceptance of both palliative and hospice,” Tanquilut told Hospice News. “As billion by 2030, a rise from $34.5

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Hospice Researchers Seek to Untangle Possible Relationships Between Tax Status and Outcomes

Hospice News

NOVEMBER 8, 2024

Stakeholders and policymakers who shape the hospice industry are making connections between a provider’s tax status and quality indicators. Their perceptions could have significant repercussions on the outlook of hospice investments. More private equity (PE) investors have stepped into the hospice and home health space in recent years.

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New York State Passes Law to Raise Hospice, Palliative Care Awareness

Hospice News

JULY 26, 2022

Kathy Hochul has signed a bill designed to expand awareness of advance care planning, hospice, and palliative care. The new law requires the New York State Department of Health to develop a public awareness campaign to promote advance care planning. That must change.”.

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HAP Foundation, NORC: Structural Racism Impedes Access to Hospice, Palliative Care

Hospice News

APRIL 11, 2024

Black Americans are frequently denied access to hospice and palliative care due to structural racism, and many of those communities lack sufficient information to make end-of-life care decisions, new research has found. Access to hospice and palliative care is perceived as lacking. I’ll say the obvious, racism.

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LifeTouch to Merge with Arkansas Hospice

Hospice News

MAY 1, 2023

On June 1, LifeTouch Hospice will merge with Arkansas Hospice. Both hospices are owned and operated by the SHARE Foundation, a nonprofit, faith-based organization. The hospice last year served 430 patients in a five-county region of Arkansas. Meanwhile, Arkansas Hospice has fared better.

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St. Croix Hospice Moves Into Indiana with Adaptive Deal

Hospice News

OCTOBER 5, 2022

Croix Hospice has been on a quest to conquer the Midwest through acquisitions and de novos. The company today announced its purchase of Adaptive Hospice from Help at Home, which brings St. The hospice provider is a portfolio company of the private equity firm H.I.G. Croix Hospice President and CFO Stephen Phenneger. “We

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Hospices Seek to Improve Health Equity Among Tribal Communities

Hospice News

DECEMBER 2, 2022

A lack of culturally inclusive care and mistrust of the health system are contributing to low hospice utilization among Native Americans. Native Americans are the least likely to enroll in hospice among racial and ethnic groups. Many in that community also lack access due to geographic and financial barriers. More than 6.5

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MA Beneficiaries More Likely than Fee-for-Service Patients to Enter Hospice from Community Setting

Hospice News

FEBRUARY 27, 2023

Medicare Advantage (MA) beneficiaries are more likely to enroll in hospice from a community setting than patients in traditional fee-for-service programs. million patients who elected hospice in the last 90 days of life during the years 2011, 2013, 2016 and 2018. Years prior to 2018 showed similar patterns.

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Advance Care Planning a Bridge to Hospice Among Latino Communities

Hospice News

OCTOBER 17, 2022

Early advance care planning can help strengthen trust between providers and patients and families, according to a recent report from Compassion & Choices and the National Hispanic Council on Aging. As with other demographic groups, hospice utilization among Hispanic, Latino and Latinx populations is low in comparison to Caucasians.

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CMS May Be Mulling Changes to the Hospice Benefit

Hospice News

APRIL 8, 2024

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ (CMS) 2025 proposed hospice rule contained requests for information (RFIs) that could signal changes in the agency’s thinking on key issues. Through RFIs, CMS tries to take the pulse of providers’ positions on certain questions that could impact the Medicare Hospice Benefit.

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Supreme Court May Weigh In on Hospice FCA Cases

Hospice News

JUNE 2, 2022

Supreme Court may take up a False Claims Act (FCA) case involving Georgia-Based Bethany Hospice & Palliative Care LLC, despite indications from the U.S. The action against Bethany is one of three hospice FCA cases that the nation’s highest court has been asked to review.

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Lawmakers, Providers Seek Collaboration to Strengthen Hospice Program Integrity

Hospice News

JUNE 7, 2023

Hospice leaders and lawmakers are meeting on Capitol Hill today to address the pressing issue of program integrity, among other policy priorities. Thus far, California is the only state to take action on the issue, beginning with a moratorium on new hospice licenses and an extensive audit of California’s oversight processes.

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The Hap Foundation, Illinois Hospice and Palliative Care Organization Reach New Management Agreement

Hospice News

JUNE 23, 2023

The Illinois Hospice and Palliative Care Organization (IL-HPCO) has penned a three-year association management contract with The HAP Foundation to provide counsel and operational support. She was previously on the organization’s board of directors between 2018 and 2022, serving as chair for part of that time. “IL-HPCO

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St. Francis Reflections Lifestage Care Launches New Florida Inpatient Hospice Center

Hospice News

APRIL 22, 2022

Francis Reflections Lifestage Care recently opened a new inpatient hospice care center inside the Melbourne Regional Medical Center. A swelling demand for hospice in the community spurred the unit’s development. Francis Reflections Melbourne Care Center includes a private bathroom and overnight space for loved ones.

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Senate Again Takes Up Hospice, Palliative Staffing Bill

Hospice News

MAY 20, 2022

have reintroduced the Palliative Care and Hospice Education Training Act (PCHETA), designed to bolster the field’s shrinking workforce with federal support. . If enacted, PCHETA would support hospice and palliative care training programs for physicians, nurses, pharmacists, social workers and chaplains.

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Executive Shifts at Amedisys, AMOREM, VITAS; Compassus, Hospice of the Chesapeake Appoint New Clinical Leaders

Hospice News

SEPTEMBER 5, 2023

The home health and hospice provider recently announced the leadership changes in a filing with the U.S. Ginn began leading financial teams at Amedisys in 2007, while Guidroz previously served as senior vice president of accounting at Amedisys since June 2018. McLeod was most recently a health care consultant at CD&M Consulting.

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Hospices Step Up Pediatric Bereavement Care Amid Rising Demand

Hospice News

APRIL 7, 2023

Some hospices have found peer support to be a crucial component of their pediatric bereavement programs amid rising demand for these services. If we conceptualize that [data], that’s about three kids in an average classroom of around 30 students,” Burns told Hospice News.

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Hospices Need a ’Huge Catapult’ to Replenish Workforce

Hospice News

JUNE 1, 2022

In enacted, the recently reintroduced Palliative Care and Hospice Education Training Act (PCHETA) could make a dent in the recruitment barriers that hospices keep hitting. Hospice] has to become a part of the education of medical students, nursing and social workers at large,” Lee told Hospice News.

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Hospice of Cincinnati, Adventist Health Expand Hospice; Labor Pressures Shutter Midwest-Based Programs

Hospice News

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

Hospice of Cincinnati Unveils New Hospital-Based Inpatient Unit Hospice of Cincinnati has opened a new inpatient unit at The Christ Hospital. Auburn, Ohio, with the new inpatient hospice unit featuring 10 patient beds, a chapel and a family gathering space. The hospital is located in Mt.

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Residential Hospice Acquires Two Providers in Missouri and Ohio

Hospice News

AUGUST 30, 2022

Michigan-headquartered Residential Hospice has acquired Comfort Hospice in Missouri and Grace Hospice in Ohio for undisclosed amounts. Residential purchased the two hospices from health care company U.S. Medical Management will retain its hospice locations outside of St. Hospice utilization hit 56.7%

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Former Hospice Executive Facing Federal Wage Fixing Charges

Hospice News

APRIL 13, 2023

Justice Department has indicted Eduardo Lopez, a former hospice executive and current senior vice president of a private equity firm, for violations of the Sherman Act. Lopez held overlapping executive roles at multiple hospices in the Las Vegas area. These were just some of Lopez’s other hospice executive positions.

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Lack of Staff, Guidelines Build Hurdles for Hospice Bereavement Care Programs

Hospice News

JUNE 29, 2023

Hospices often lack the financial and staffing resources needed to fully support bereaved families. As with nursing, the industry-wide labor shortage has impacted bereavement care, which is an underfunded service, according to Dr. Dawn Gross, palliative care physician at University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) Health.

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Small Hospices at a Disadvantage in Medicare Star Ratings

Hospice News

SEPTEMBER 7, 2022

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ (CMS) star ratings system for hospice quality may have unintended consequences for small providers. CMS began posting star ratings for hospices on its Care Compare website last month. It’s a relatively low number,” Barnett told Hospice News. “So

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Staff Training Key to Improving Hospice Quality Among LGBTQ+ Patients

Hospice News

JUNE 13, 2024

Hospice staff training models with culturally appropriate LGBTQ+ components are key to improving quality outcomes among an increasingly diverse base of underserved seniors. Case in point, a 2018 AARP study found that 60% of the LGBTQ+ community is concerned about a lack of sensitivity to their needs among health care providers.

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Hospice Sustainability Rides Hand in Hand With Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

Hospice News

JUNE 22, 2022

The business case for diversity, equity and inclusion in hospice care. Greater diversity, equity and inclusion in health care is more than a flash in the pan. It could impact hospices’ sustainability as well as their access to patients. Where hospices swing and miss in diversity. Invest in long-term change.

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Hospice & Palliative of Martha Vineyard Navigates Staffing, Access Barriers

Hospice News

JUNE 7, 2024

Providing hospice and palliative care to patients in remote regions can come with significant challenges alongside innovative opportunities to improve quality, according to Cathy Stauffer Wozniak, executive director at Hospice & Palliative Care of Martha Vineyards (HPCMV).

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MedPAC to Congress: Freeze Hospice Rates in 2025

Hospice News

MARCH 15, 2024

The Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC) has recommended to Congress a freeze on hospice payment increases starting in 2025. In its annual report to Congress, MedPAC urged policymakers to eliminate hospice base-rate increases for 2025. The 2021 aggregated Medicare hospice margin was 13.3%, according to MedPAC.

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How an Advance Care Planning Bill Could Impact Hospice and Medicare

Hospice News

SEPTEMBER 20, 2022

If enacted, the legislation would remove co-pays and patient fees for advance care planning (ACP) services, allow social workers to conduct these conversations, expand provider education about associated billing codes, and improve reporting on barriers to ACP utilization. One is removing the copay for any potential cost barrier.

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Residential Hospice Acquires Safe Haven

Hospice News

DECEMBER 19, 2023

Residential Hospice has acquired Illinois-based Safe Haven Hospice from the senior living provider Christian Horizons for an undisclosed sum. “We share a commitment of putting patients and families first by providing exceptional care focused on optimizing the quality of life, comfort and dignity of our patients.”

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Summit Hospice Settles False Claims Case for $1.05 million

Hospice News

MARCH 13, 2023

Utah-based Summit Hospice has agreed to settle allegations of False Claims Act violations for $1.05 OIG alleged in a recent report that Summit Hospice violated the False Claims Act (FCA) by submitting claims to Medicare and Medicaid for non-covered hospice services. Summit Hospice denied the allegations. 7, 2021 and Oct.

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Hospices Pursue Home-Base Primary Care Via HCCI Project

Hospice News

JULY 11, 2022

A group of 17 Illinois health care organizations is collaborating to expand access to home-based primary care, including a number of hospice and palliative care providers. The providers are participating in the Illinois House Care Project, an initiative by the Home Centered Care Institute (HCCI).

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Medicare Advantage Beneficiaries Less Likely to Receive Aggressive End-of-Life Care

Hospice News

JULY 22, 2024

MA enrollees were also more likely to receive hospice care and less likely to receive facility-based care after a hospital discharge, according research published in JAMA Health Forum. For the study, researchers examined Medicare claims data for more than 1 million patients who died between 2016 and 2018.

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Unique Aspects of Palliative Care Recruitment

Hospice News

JUNE 12, 2024

Palliative care clinical recruitment involves some unique elements compared to other health care settings. Among the challenges is a general lack of awareness of palliative care and its distinctions from hospice among the public, clinicians in other settings and payers. Our strategy depends on the market.

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Closure of Pennsylvania Hospice House Ignites Community Protests

Hospice News

JULY 14, 2022

The University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (UPMC) Somerset health system is halting inpatient services at its Pennsylvania-based hospice facility, effective Aug. Closure of the In Touch Hospice center has inflamed the community, with cries growing louder to urge UPMC to reconsider the move.

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How Medicare Budget Neutrality Impacts Hospice Payment

Hospice News

AUGUST 26, 2022

Medicare reimbursement is the lifeblood of hospice providers, and a clear understanding of policies like budget neutrality can help elucidate the payment systems that keep their businesses running. For example, CMS wouldn’t cut hospital payments to increase rates for hospices. These reductions occur within each service.

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Comfort Care Homes Build Bridges to Hospice for Underserved Patients

Hospice News

NOVEMBER 16, 2022

For terminally ill patients who lack secure housing or loved ones to care for them, hospice is typically not an option. Organizations called comfort care homes have been working to fill this gap. These are generally nonprofit residential facilities that will give patients a place to stay while they receive hospice care.

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Hospice of the Red River Valley to Open Hospice House

Hospice News

JUNE 6, 2022

Hospice of the Red River Valley recently began construction on a new inpatient facility in North Dakota. Set to open by 2024, Heather’s House will expand hospice care options for both adult and pediatric patients. . Development of the hospice house has been a long journey. COVID absolutely pushed it.

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Trinity Health at Home Acquires Above & Beyond Home Health Care and Hospice

Hospice News

MAY 26, 2022

Trinity Health at Home recently acquired Iowa-based Above & Beyond Home Health Care and Hospice for an undisclosed sum. The two will officially join forces on July 1 in a move aimed at expanding much-needed care in local communities. Above & Beyond has provided home health and hospice care across eastern Iowa since 2004.

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ACO REACH’s Health Equity Benchmarks: A Primer for Hospices

Hospice News

MAY 4, 2022

The diversity, equity and inclusion components of Accountable Care Organization Realizing Equity, Access and Community Health (ACO REACH) program show promise for expanding access to care, though it means participating hospices will need to devote scarce resources to meet program requirements.

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Telling the ‘Story of Hospice’ in 2023: Perspectives from 8 Industry Leaders

Hospice News

FEBRUARY 10, 2023

If you were to write a book about hospice in 2023, what would you call it? To help answer that question, Hospice News asked the CEOs of eight providers how they would title a book about the state of the field today. Croix Hospice, AccentCare, Chapters Health System, Alivia Care, Enhabit, Inc., Heath Bartness, CEO, St.

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St. Croix Acquires Corpore Sano Hospice in Michigan

Hospice News

AUGUST 1, 2022

Croix Hospice has acquired Corpore Sano Hospice in Plymouth, Mich., In addition to a spate of acquisitions, the Minnesota-based hospice provider has launched four de novos thus far in 2022. In addition to a spate of acquisitions, the Minnesota-based hospice provider has launched four de novos thus far in 2022.

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CompleteOK to Open Texas De Novo Within 6 Months

Hospice News

JUNE 30, 2022

Oklahoma-based Hospice provider CompleteOK recently entered the Texas market with the purchase of a license from Avenir Hospice Care for an undisclosed sum. We find value [in a license acquisition] in the fact that it’s an open canvas,” Cleland Edwards, owner of CompleteOK told Hospice News. “We

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Hospice Market to Nearly Double by 2030; Palliative Care to See Large Gains

Hospice Researchers Seek to Untangle Possible Relationships Between Tax Status and Outcomes

New York State Passes Law to Raise Hospice, Palliative Care Awareness

HAP Foundation, NORC: Structural Racism Impedes Access to Hospice, Palliative Care

LifeTouch to Merge with Arkansas Hospice

St. Croix Hospice Moves Into Indiana with Adaptive Deal

Hospices Seek to Improve Health Equity Among Tribal Communities

MA Beneficiaries More Likely than Fee-for-Service Patients to Enter Hospice from Community Setting

Advance Care Planning a Bridge to Hospice Among Latino Communities

CMS May Be Mulling Changes to the Hospice Benefit

Supreme Court May Weigh In on Hospice FCA Cases

Lawmakers, Providers Seek Collaboration to Strengthen Hospice Program Integrity

The Hap Foundation, Illinois Hospice and Palliative Care Organization Reach New Management Agreement

St. Francis Reflections Lifestage Care Launches New Florida Inpatient Hospice Center

Senate Again Takes Up Hospice, Palliative Staffing Bill

Executive Shifts at Amedisys, AMOREM, VITAS; Compassus, Hospice of the Chesapeake Appoint New Clinical Leaders

Hospices Step Up Pediatric Bereavement Care Amid Rising Demand

Hospices Need a ’Huge Catapult’ to Replenish Workforce

Hospice of Cincinnati, Adventist Health Expand Hospice; Labor Pressures Shutter Midwest-Based Programs

Residential Hospice Acquires Two Providers in Missouri and Ohio

Former Hospice Executive Facing Federal Wage Fixing Charges

Lack of Staff, Guidelines Build Hurdles for Hospice Bereavement Care Programs

Small Hospices at a Disadvantage in Medicare Star Ratings

Staff Training Key to Improving Hospice Quality Among LGBTQ+ Patients

Hospice Sustainability Rides Hand in Hand With Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

Hospice & Palliative of Martha Vineyard Navigates Staffing, Access Barriers

MedPAC to Congress: Freeze Hospice Rates in 2025

How an Advance Care Planning Bill Could Impact Hospice and Medicare

Residential Hospice Acquires Safe Haven

Summit Hospice Settles False Claims Case for $1.05 million

Hospices Pursue Home-Base Primary Care Via HCCI Project

Medicare Advantage Beneficiaries Less Likely to Receive Aggressive End-of-Life Care

Unique Aspects of Palliative Care Recruitment

Closure of Pennsylvania Hospice House Ignites Community Protests

How Medicare Budget Neutrality Impacts Hospice Payment

Comfort Care Homes Build Bridges to Hospice for Underserved Patients

Hospice of the Red River Valley to Open Hospice House

Trinity Health at Home Acquires Above & Beyond Home Health Care and Hospice

ACO REACH’s Health Equity Benchmarks: A Primer for Hospices

Telling the ‘Story of Hospice’ in 2023: Perspectives from 8 Industry Leaders

St. Croix Acquires Corpore Sano Hospice in Michigan

CompleteOK to Open Texas De Novo Within 6 Months

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