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How AccentCare Pursues Growth Via JVs, De Novos

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The company also focuses on staff training for culturally appropriate and LGBTQ+ inclusive care delivery. AccentCare is a portfolio company of the private equity firm Advent International, which purchased the provider from Oak Hill Capital Partners in 2019 for an undisclosed sum. We are a health care provider.

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Understanding CMS’ Civil Monetary Penalties for Hospices

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Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has been gradually implementing changes to the hospice survey process and enforcement remedies, including civil monetary penalties in some instances. These actions were designed to strengthen regulatory oversight of providers in the wake of two July 2019 reports from the U.S.

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Helios Care Partners with Bassett Healthcare to Expand Hospice, Palliative Services

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Last year, Helios Care served more than 580 hospice patients across four New York counties in addition to 90 palliative care patients and more than 550 bereavement care clients. Formerly known as Catskills Area Hospice and Palliative Care, the organization rebranded as Helios in 2019.

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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. This is prompting calls for Medicare to reconsider proposed 2023 reimbursement rates. . Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) to reassess the 2.7%

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Culture, Compensation, Education Are Keys to Hospice Chaplain Turnover

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On average, the tenures of more than a third of hospice chaplains in the United States lasted only one to two years between 2010 and 2019, according to research from Zippia. More than 7,768 chaplains were employed by hospices nationwide in 2019, according to the Zippia report.

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Hospices Stepping Up Performance on Visits-in-Last-Days-of-Life Measure

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In Calendar Year 2021, the share of hospice care days with nurse visits in the last seven days of life rose to 63%, up from 62% year over year, according to the National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization (NHPCO). In 2019, for example, the percentage was 66%. CMS introduced SIA in 2016.

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St. Croix Hospices Opens Wisconsin De Novo

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. “We have been serving the state of Wisconsin for many years, continuing our long tradition of exceptional patient care,” St. “That reputation of excellence leads more patients, families and facilities to seek our services.” of Wisconsin’s overall population during 2019, according to the U.S.

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