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

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Private equity transactions represented half of all home health and hospice deals in 2018 and 2019, resulting in a 300% increase in patients enrolled under PE-backed providers, according to research published in the Journal of Palliative Medicine. But research has found that the tide is shifting.

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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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Studies: Virtual Reality Shows Promise in Palliative Care

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These findings suggest that there could be therapeutic benefits to expanding virtual reality programming in palliative care delivery, researchers indicated. VITAS is among the hospice and palliative providers that have integrated VR into care delivery. VR and AR represents an investment in optimizing patient care, according to Shega.

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How Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center Built an Award-Winning Palliative Program

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In 2019, leaders set up a collaborative with researchers from the Johns Hopkins School of Nursing and the Bloomberg School of Public Health to diversify patient-care perspectives. To help combat the issue of burnout, Wu and his team met with a facilitator in 2019 and co-designed a wellness program called Thrive by Design.

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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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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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Understanding CMS’ Civil Monetary Penalties for Hospices

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These actions were designed to strengthen regulatory oversight of providers in the wake of two July 2019 reports from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General (OIG) that detailed widespread compliance issues that impacted quality of care and patient safety.

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