Hospice News

OCTOBER 25, 2024

The expansion is driven by growing demand for end-of-life care in the northern Tampa Bay area, according to Jalisha Wynn, general manager for VITAS. “At We are committed to providing compassionate end-of-life care for those facing a life-limiting illness.” of the county’s overall population, the U.S.

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Hospice News

OCTOBER 16, 2024

“It became clear to us that we needed to offer an option for our patients and their families, a place where they can access respite care,” she said. Additionally, many families struggle to find appropriate end-of-life care in a setting that feels like home. million that the organization reported in 2022.

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Hospice News

AUGUST 16, 2022

I think the biggest talent that isn’t being utilized is some of the best training out there from Barbara Karnes, an end-of-life expert, around providing both the clinician and the family member with more comfort around the end-of-life experience. I think we’re seeing care models change.

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Hospice News

DECEMBER 13, 2024

The case illustrates the scale of activity occurring among fraudulent actors seeking a profit while providing poor or negligent care and exploiting the vulnerability of specific patient populations. #3: NAHC and NHPCO have since joined forces to form the National Alliance for Care at Home.

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Hospice News

DECEMBER 5, 2022

What is age-friendly care, and why is it important now? One of the significant innovations that I’m very happy to bring forward on behalf of CHAP is Age-Friendly Care at Home. Hartford Foundation for bringing age-friendly care and the 4Ms Framework into the home and community-based health care settings—especially hospice.

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Hospice News

NOVEMBER 21, 2024

End-of-life care models have increasingly diversified to reach a broader range of patients with different beliefs, values and spiritual outlooks, according to Altonia Garrett, COO of Blue Ridge Hospice. Improved health equity outcomes in part drove Kentucky-based Bluegrass Care Navigators to launch a PACE program in 2022.

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Hospice News

NOVEMBER 27, 2024

Hospices’ public outreach efforts have evolved in recent years, with providers finding new strategies to dispel myths that have long impeded access to care. Nearly half, or 49.1%, of all Medicare decedents utilized hospice services in 2022, reported the National Alliance for Care at Home.

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Hospice News

DECEMBER 8, 2022

Initiatives like these allow health systems the opportunity to not only capitalize on growing demand, but also to address a more comprehensive range of their patients’ health needs in the setting that most prefer, according to Angel Vargas, vice president of Care at Home for Kaiser Permanente. Census Bureau. billion in 2021.

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Hospice News

OCTOBER 1, 2024

Coupled with the telehealth disparities are inequities pertaining to hospice care. About 38% of a total 50,400 Asian American Medicare decedents elected the hospice benefit in 2022, according to the National Alliance for Care at Home. This is compared to 51.6% of more than 2.1

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SEPTEMBER 10, 2024

NHPCO is currently integrating into the Alliance, a newly-formed national organization that is combining the two leading organizations supporting the care-at-home community – NHPCO and the National Association for Home Care & Hospice (NAHC). The total number of beneficiaries enrolled in hospice care in 2022 was 1.72

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Hospice News

OCTOBER 11, 2024

Fraudulent hospice billing practices are slowing growth among legitimate providers and impairing their ability to enhance quality care delivery, said Patrick Harrison, senior director of regulatory and compliance at the National Alliance for Care at Home. Medicare fee-for-service hospice programs made an estimated $1.3

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