Hospice News

JANUARY 3, 2025

Pendulum swings on M&A tThe hospice industry will likely see a resurgence in mergers and acquisitions this year, though likely not to the record-breaking levels of 2019 through 2022. Rate hikes are the Feds primary weapon against inflation, which climbed at a record pace during 2022 and last year. in 2022 to 2.5%

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Hospice News

MARCH 19, 2025

The certification process takes into account six domains: program management, personnel education, patient and caregiver education, care coordination, clinical management and performance improvement. The disease in 2022 was mentioned on more than 457,000 U.S. Close to 6.7 Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

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Hospice News

APRIL 11, 2025

Palliative care plays a crucial role in addressing patients specific heart failure-related symptom burden, the researchers noted. Integrating these services can aid in goal-concordant care delivery, improved caregiver assistance and overall management of emotional, spiritual and physical symptoms, the analysis found.

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Hospice News

NOVEMBER 3, 2022

Support for family caregivers of seriously ill patients is both limited and fragmented, but changing the conversation about the end of life could fill some of the gaps. It’s a very heavy burden of caregiving to then step out and start finding the resources that they need.”.

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Hospice News

AUGUST 26, 2024

Case in point, the organization recently achieved a Heart Failure Certification from the American Heart Association, which evaluates provides in accordance with evidence-based standards designed to ensure high quality care and adherence to clinical practice guidelines. The disease in 2022 was mentioned on more than 457,000 U.S.

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Hospice News

AUGUST 23, 2024

The new location will allow for improved support for serious and terminally ill patients that lack caregiver support or need higher levels of care, said Dr. Christopher Strzalka, medical director at Julia Hospice & Palliative Care. The organization planned to begin construction in 2022 and open by the end of 2023.

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Hospice News

SEPTEMBER 25, 2024

Addressing social determinants of health and caregiver needs will be key to improving outcomes during a time when seniors lack both confidence and access to a range of medical and nonmedical services. The swelling aging population and prolific staffing shortages are posing significant challenges in health care delivery.

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Hospice News

MARCH 10, 2023

Croix Hospice continues to grow in response to the need for expert hospice care throughout the Midwest,” Bartness said in a statement. Mark Marjala is a proven leader who we are excited to bring on board to support and grow the best hospice caregiving team in the industry.

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Hospice News

DECEMBER 22, 2022

The staffing shortage was the hospice community’s strongest headwind during 2022, driving up labor costs while adversely impacting clinical capacity, length of stay and a host of other factors. Researchers Build Framework for Pediatric Palliative Care Growth. How the United States Will Revamp Family Caregiver Support.

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AlayaCare

DECEMBER 20, 2021

Will history judge 2022 to be the year that our health systems built back better? And that “better” accelerated the shift of care out of institutions and into the home? Now, let’s look at some of the most important themes for 2022, and how technology can help guide us to a better outcome.

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AlayaCare

DECEMBER 21, 2021

Will history judge 2022 to be the year that our health systems built back better? And that “better” accelerated the shift of care out of institutions and into the home? Now, let’s look at some of the most important themes for 2022, and how technology can help guide us to a better outcome.

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Rehab Realities by Renee Kinder

APRIL 28, 2022

April 2022, however, also brings us a renewed approach and initiatives from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services regarding its National Quality Strategy. Through this measure and others, CMS intends to propose the establishment of a maternity care quality hospital designation to be publicly reported on Medicare.gov. •

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GeriPal

DECEMBER 21, 2023

The good news is that the financial case for comprehensive dementia care is changing thanks to a new Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation (CMMI) alternative payment model (APM) called Guiding an Improved Dementia Experience (GUIDE) Model. There’s a book called The 36-hour day for dementia caregivers. It requires a fight.

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Hospice News

APRIL 25, 2025

. “We’re not just reducing hospitalizations,” he said, “we’re empowering families, strengthening care teams, and delivering real value to health plans.” ” InHome connects launched in 2022.

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