Hospice News

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“Patients and families can expect the same high level of care and expertise that Hospice of Northwest Ohio has been providing for more than 40 years,” continued Russell, who took over the CEO role in April 2021.

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Mid-Delta Hospice has a very special history and outstanding reputation for delivering exceptional patient care throughout the great state of Mississippi,” Mauricio said. An estimated 19,008 Medicare decedents in the state utilized the hospice benefit in 2021, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Hospice News

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Among those assets is the Amedisys subsidiary Contessa, which the company acquired in 2021 for $250 million. Contessa is a likely engine for propelling the anticipated palliative care growth. Contessa already provides palliative care, which has been a key component of its growing number of joint ventures. million in Q3 2021.

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Hospice News

DECEMBER 21, 2023

The partners are also implementing value-based contracting for hospice and palliative care services to be delivered in the hospital, in outpatient settings and in the home. Helios and Basset are also collaborating on the development of a transitional care program for patients with serious or chronic illnesses.

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million in revenue during the second quarter of 2022, up 16% from the same period in 2021. The company last year launched its Transition to Home program, designed to prevent readmissions by filling gaps in patient care and keep them in their homes. Signify earned $246.2

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Hospice News

JUNE 16, 2022

A total of 109 transactions in the hospice and home health space involved a hospital and health system from 2014 to 2021, according to market analysis data that The Braff Group shared with Hospice News. Its acquisition of Contessa Health in June 2021 for $250 million added fuel to this fire, according to Amedisys CEO Chris Gerard.

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Hospice News

AUGUST 27, 2024

The role of clinical executives has morphed to include more business-related decisions alongside those regarding patient care delivery, Martin said. HopeHealth partners with the LifeSpan Health System’s Cancer Institute and Accountable Care Organization (ACO), as well as several hospitals in its service region.

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OCTOBER 2, 2023

Congress approved the survey changes and enforcement actions through the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2021 , which incorporated language from the Helping Our Senior Population in Comfort Environments (HOSPICE) Act. CMS in 2022 began working the legislation’s provisions into its rulemaking.

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Beginning in 2021, numerous reports emerged of unethical or illegal practices among hundreds of newly licensed hospices, particularly among new companies popping up in California, Texas, Nevada and Arizona. What concerns me more is not the competition, it’s about poor patient care.” Of those, about 18% are older than 65.

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Hospice News

FEBRUARY 13, 2023

“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.” Croix cares for over 4,000 patients from 60 locations in 10 Midwestern states.

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Hospice News

SEPTEMBER 7, 2022

million in revenue during the second quarter of 2022, up 16% from the same period in 2021. The company last year launched its Transition to Home program, designed to prevent readmissions by filling gaps in patient care and keep them in their homes. The transaction is subject to customary regulatory and shareholder approvals.

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Hospice News

DECEMBER 14, 2022

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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Hospice News

JUNE 17, 2024

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. We welcome Mohamad Hamad to our senior leadership team,” Parsons told local news.

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Hospice News

JANUARY 20, 2023

Eden Health is a subsidiary of Washington-based EmpRes Healthcare, which provides management and consulting services to rehabilitation and post-acute care centers, assisted and independent living communities and home health, home care, palliative care and hospice agencies in nine Western states.

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AUGUST 7, 2024

Hospice carve-in’s lasting impact Hospices represent a large portion of the community-based palliative care providers nationwide. At least half of all in-home palliative providers are hospices, reported the Center to Advance Palliative Care (CAPC). It’s honestly mind blowing.”

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NOVEMBER 10, 2022

This includes the company’s December 2021 $345 million purchase of Comfort Care Home Health, which added 31 locations in Alabama and Tennessee to Aveanna’s footprint. The Comfort Care deal, and forthcoming transactions in the pipeline, represent “the biggest impact” on revenue strides in these segments, Strange said. “We

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JANUARY 18, 2024

The eight-year payment demonstration is designed to improve the quality of life for dementia patients and their caregivers by addressing behavioral health and functional needs, as well as better coordinating care and improving care transitions between community, hospital and post-acute settings.

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SEPTEMBER 16, 2022

Dallas-headquartered AccentCare delivers hospice to upwards of 40,000 patients annually through more than 80 hospice locations and 27 in-patient care centers. The company also offers care management, home health, palliative care, rehabilitation, skilled nursing, telehealth, non-medical, and personal care services.

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JUNE 30, 2022

This proposed transaction will allow partnership with the CD&R entities to maintain patient care at the Kindred Hospices while optimizing the efficiency of shared operations,” Falcon Holdings indicated in the request. The transaction is not expected to have any impact on the price of or access to health care services within Oregon.

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Patient satisfaction went up; our quality scores went up.” The company emerged from the 2021 spinoff of Encompass Health’s (NYSE: EHC) home health and hospice segment. This includes systems designed to speed and automate aspects of clinical documentation to allow clinicians to focus on patient care.

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FEBRUARY 6, 2024

Starting out as a bedside nurse in 2006, Coronado has held multiple roles within VITAS, including team manager, inpatient unit manager and patient care administrator. At about 80% of its locations, VITAS maintains its own HME, delivery and staff, which allows the provider to improve timely HME access for its patients.

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AUGUST 22, 2023

A large contingent of these companies were established with the purpose of selling the license at a profit, with little concern for patient care. In some instances, multiple hospices have been operating out of the same address without a corresponding increase in the population of eligible patients.

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MARCH 21, 2024

Numerous reports of these unethical or illegal practices have emerged since 2021, with the majority centered in four states: California, Texas, Nevada and Arizona. A large contingent of these companies were established with the purpose of selling the license at a profit, with little concern for patient care.

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FEBRUARY 28, 2023

These funds have been helpful with our recruitment efforts to support patient care, and should continue to help our hiring and retention efforts in the future as we deploy our remaining funds,” Allison said in the call. days during the same period in 2021. “I Hospice length of stay reached an average of 90.2

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The firm is focused on what he calls “thematic investing,” which includes a strong focus on home-based care industries. Fortis is the parent company of Valeo Home Health and Hospice and Select Home Health, which Grant Avenue acquired in late 2020 and 2021, respectively.

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The focus on excellent patient care permeates the culture at Valeo from the moment we pick up the phone or accept a referral to a successful discharge from services. The post Valeo Home Health Named Best of Salt Lake City 2021 appeared first on Valeo Home Health and Hospice.

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APRIL 5, 2023

A group of hospice and palliative care leaders with nursing experience established 1Care in October 2020. The company began offering services in January 2021 and currently has a census of 217 patients, 133 of whom are pediatric patients. Having manageable and sustainable growth also meant having work-life balance.

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SEPTEMBER 16, 2022

“One small unforeseen benefit of the COVID-19 pandemic has been the rapid development of telehealth technologies and practices which help patients access care more easily, without sacrificing quality,” a coalition of industry groups recently said in a letter to congressional committee leaders.

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JANUARY 25, 2023

Illinois-based DeliverCareRx expanded its footprint into Arizona with a new location that opened in 2021, widening access to its hospice pharmacy and home delivery services in the southwestern United States. The hospice pharmacy service provider opened a New Jersey location and another facility in California the prior year.

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NOVEMBER 23, 2022

rise from Q3 2021. The 9,000-square-foot facility will be named the AMOREM SECU Patient Care Unit of the High Country and provide services across three of the 12 counties in its North Carolina service region. The company aims to open three similar hospice inpatient care units in the High Country area.

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Hospice News

AUGUST 10, 2023

NASDAQ: AVAH) was a company mostly focused on in-home care to pediatric populations. When the Atlanta-based provider filed to go public in April 2021, however, it revealed ambitious plans to expand into the arenas of Medicare-certified home health and hospice care. “We It wasn’t too long ago when Aveanna Healthcare Holdings Inc.

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Daily Nurse

JANUARY 15, 2025

She encouraged him to think seriously about nursing and lauded his dedication to patient care. ’ Or he would come to me and say, ‘I’ve just cleaned this patient’s room; they really need this. . Enter Melinda Nims, a charge nurse at Henry Mayo, who recognized Levesque’s potential.

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MARCH 17, 2025

In 2021 the national registered nurse (RN) turnover rate was 27.1%. In 2021, the MSM ED had a turnover rate of 27% and MSW ED a turnover rate of 21%. We send STAR Awards to the team when they go above and beyond in patient care. This rate remains elevated, despite a decrease on a national level to 18.4%

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Patients feedback, advice and guidance quite rightly needs to be woven through every stage of the research process and inform the work we do, whether it is research focussed, or direct healthcare service improvement, as the outcomes are seeking to impact patient care and service delivery. BMC Health Serv Res 22, 877 (2022).

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SEPTEMBER 16, 2024

CHN is a coalition of nonprofit hospices designed to support the growth of community-based hospice care and leverage their collective scale and resources in value-based payment programs. Based in Davis, California, YoloCares affiliated with CHN in 2021.

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Hospice News

AUGUST 8, 2023

A large contingent of these companies were established with the purpose of selling the license at a profit, with little concern for patient care. Noridian will review Part A hospice claims that were filed during the calendar year 2021. In 2022, the projected improper payment amount for hospice care is expected to be close to $2.9

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Daily Nurse

SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

Initial reviews of patient care revealed deviations from best practice, including missed referrals, care team members initiating discussions about donation with families, and misconceptions about the donation process. The number of organ referrals doubled, from 169 in 2015 to 320 in 2021.

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