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Hospices’ Mythbusting Strategies: ‘It’s Not Brink-of-Death Care’

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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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2 Tailwinds Shaping Hospice Growth, Care Delivery

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The nations health care system is ripe for change when it comes to improved hospice utilization that could help curb expenditures and improve outcomes, Jackson said during Hospice News 2025 Industry Outlook webinar. billion in 2022, Medicare (MedPAC) reported. in 2022, the National Alliance for Care at Home reported.

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Hospices Have Long Road Ahead on Improving Health Equity

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among Hispanic populations in 2022, the largest increase across all minority groups that year, reported the National Alliance for Care at Home. End-of-life care decisions are also impacted by misconceptions about hospice alongside historic issues of mistrust in the health care system at large. An increase of 3.3%

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Leveraging Sales Strategies in Hospice Payment Cap Management

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One key to cap management is to find an appropriate mix of long length-of-stay patients and those expected to be in hospice for a shorter time, Ryan Klaustermeier, vice president of professional services at Axxess, said during a presentation at the National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization (NHPCO) Annual Leadership Conference.

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The Hospice CARE Act’s Potential to ‘Dramatically Reshape’ End-of-Life Care Delivery

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Leading concerns in the industry include the bill’s suggested regulatory reforms to address program integrity in the hospice industry, along with potential changes to reimbursement, caregiver support and palliative care payment pathways. Earl Blumenauer (D-Oregon) introduced the Hospice CARE Act last month. this summer.

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Data Trends Point to Palliative Care’s Return on Investment

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Researchers examined 345 hospitalized HCC patients who underwent palliative locoregional therapy between January 2015 and December 2022. Patients with HCC who cannot undergo surgical resection often present with varying degrees of comorbidity burdens,” researchers stated. Nearly half, or 46.4% Nearly half, or 46.1%

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Respiratory Illness Surge: Differentiating and Treating RSV, COVID, and Flu in Children

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While RSV, COVID, and influenza are all viral infections that cause acute respiratory symptoms, they can present with subtly different symptoms. The CDC reported the first pediatric death from influenza for the 2022-2023 season in its October 28 Weekly U.S. Escalate care. RSV, influenza, COVID have subtly different symptoms.