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Hospices Shaking Up Executive Teams

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Hamad will be responsible for implementing new technologies at the hospice organization that create operational efficiencies, improve patient care delivery and support its strategic initiatives. Clark has served as a board member of the nonprofit hospice provider since 2022, and from 2014 to 2018.

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Rising Per Patient Costs Spur Calls for Higher Hospice Pay Rates

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An overwhelming majority of hospice providers have seen costs of patient care rise 3% to 10% since 2019, and many expect further increases next year. Medicare covers close to 90% of hospice organizations’ patient care revenue. The agency’s methodology used 2018 data.

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Serious Illness Care Quality, Communications Lacking for Black Hospice Patients

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Though racial disparities have long-proliferated in health care, hospices have been among the settings seeing widening gaps. of Medicare decedents in 2018, according to the National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization. Hospice utilization among diverse populations is sorely lacking. African Americans made up a mere 8.2%

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Hospice Organizations Appoint New Leadership, VPs

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Kamal became director-at-large at the academy in 2018. He is also the inaugural chief patient officer at the American Cancer Society and serves as an associate consulting professor of medicine at the Duke Cancer Institute. She oversees initiatives designed to improve clinical outcomes and enhance patient care at Traditions Health.

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Earlier Palliative Care Yields Higher ROI

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The earlier a patient receives palliative care, the larger the return on investment, an analysis by the Pennsylvania-based health system WellSpan Health has found. Palliative care is often viewed as a cost center in health care, rather than a revenue generator.

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The Care Team Steps into Indiana with 1st Care Acquisition

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Symmetries workplace culture and care delivery between the two companies were among the key draws in the deal, according to The Care Team CEO Dan Shoemaker. The Care Team and 1st Care share similar cultures and a strong commitment to quality patient care,” Shoemaker said in an announcement. “‘We

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Staff Training Key to Improving Hospice Quality Among LGBTQ+ Patients

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Growing demand among LGBTQ+ seniors The LGBTQ+ community has faced several barriers to equitable and quality health care delivery, including challenges such as discrimination, mistreatment and even neglect and abuse in some cases. Creating comfortable spaces for employees to be themselves can trickle down into patient care.”

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