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2 Tailwinds Shaping Hospice Growth, Care Delivery

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Rising demand for end-of-life care is pushing hospice growth opportunities to the forefront in value-based reimbursement. Swelling aging populations have fueled rising health care costs across the country, with payers and providers alike seeking ways to ensure affordable access and sustainable services.

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Hospices Have Long Road Ahead on Improving Health Equity

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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. Additionally, hospices need stronger ties to referral sources for improved care coordination, Garrett said.

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VIA Health Enhances Support for Hospice Patients with Heart Failure 

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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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Hospices Facilities Launch, Renovate With Growth in Mind

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“For people who don’t have a caregiver in their home, we can put them in our facility and they can live there until their natural death, and they’ll have access to specially trained caregivers in end-of-life care,” Strzalka told local news. The organization planned to begin construction in 2022 and open by the end of 2023.

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Why SCAN Health Plan Will Enter Hospice VBID in 2023

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This number grew to 115 in 2022. The main opportunity is to ensure continuity of care for our members from primary care to end-of-life care. The VBID hospice carve-in allows SCAN to develop the capabilities to oversee end-of-life care in a meaningful way for our members,” Parvinchiha and Kappel said.

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Changing Hospice Conversation Key to Improving Caregiver Support

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Many care for loved ones while juggling jobs, families, relationships and personal lives, and under-resourced caregivers face high levels of stress and burnout, she added. . RoboToaster, SmugMug RoboToaster, SmugMug Sonya Dolan and Ben Marcantonio at the 2022 ELEVATE Conference.

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2024 Final Rule May Signal Changes in CMS’ Approach to Hospice Quality

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The focus on gathering data to both measure and understand gaps in access and quality signal an increased drive toward reducing disparities in end-of-life care — a goal regulators and hospice providers can agree upon, according to Ben Marcantonio, COO and interim CEO of the National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization (NHPCO).

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