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. Trauma-informed education should be a normalized part of hospice’s interdisciplinary training to help staff recognize and respond to a range of experiences, Ash indicated.
Hospice News
MARCH 4, 2025
Thyme Care was established toward the end of 2020 following a $16 million funding round, led by Town Hall Ventures and Foresite Capital. Through this agreement, eligible Humana Medicare Advantage members will gain access to our complete suite of services, including our virtual palliative care program (called Enhanced Supportive Care).
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Hospice News
MAY 1, 2025
Heather Cianfrocco, CEO of the companys health services subsidiary Optum, has been promoted to serve as UnitedHealth Groups executive vice president of governance, compliance and information security. He has held senior leadership roles at Optum Rx and Optum Health since February 2020.
Hospice News
JULY 30, 2024
Payment policy updates In addition to new reimbursement rates, the rule indicated that CMS in 2025 will implement a new model for how it uses the wage index to inform future payment. The agency set a 5% cap on any year-over-year wage index decrease that hospices experience.
Hospice News
MAY 8, 2024
Nearly 15% of surveyed hospices were cited with serious quality issues between 2020 and 2022, according to the GAO. The CMS Administrator should make hospice survey results publicly available on Care Compare such that the information is prominent, easily accessible, and readily understandable. Most had multiple deficiencies.
AlayaCare
JANUARY 9, 2020
Knowing why an event or outcome feels a certain way can help guide appropriate responses and promote positive emotional expression, informed decision-making, and connections with others. Make Sure you Employ the Right Technology In 2020, technology is the prime-time player helping agencies support the wellness of clients and employees alike.
Hospice News
NOVEMBER 15, 2022
OIG is currently reviewing payments released during Phase 1 of the PRF, which distributed roughly $50 billion to Medicare-certified providers in 2020. These first steps into OIG’s auditing process cover about $48 billion of funds dispersed to 323,498 providers between April 10 and December 17, 2020.
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