Hospice News

NOVEMBER 27, 2023

The findings were presented at the annual American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) Quality Care Symposium in Boston. Seriously ill patients are more likely to receive palliative care if they have more providers in their vicinity. The researchers then looked at data showing whether or not the patients received palliative treatments.

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Hospice News

JANUARY 26, 2024

The illness often presents with an advanced disease progression with a median survival of approximately three to seven months of life following diagnosis, data shows. This year has kicked off with a host of palliative care studies at global and national levels. Hospice significantly reduced end-of-life HU.

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NHPCO

MARCH 7, 2022

For Immediate Release: March 7, 2022. Alexandria, Va) – This week the National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization (NHPCO) will present its annual Volunteers are the Foundation of Hospice Awards during the 2022 Leadership and Advocacy Conference hosted at the Gaylord National Resort and Conference Center (March 7 – 9).

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Hospice News

OCTOBER 22, 2024

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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GeriPal

JULY 11, 2024

Summary Transcript Summary In May we did a podcast on KidneyPal (the integration of palliative care in renal disease) , which made us think, hmmm… one organ right next door is the liver. Maybe we should do a podcast on LiverPal? (or or should we call it HepatoPal?) Alex 00:12 This is Alex Smith. Eric 00:13 And, Alex, who do we have with us today?

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Hospice News

NOVEMBER 21, 2024

among Hispanic populations in 2022, the largest increase across all minority groups that year, reported the National Alliance for Care at Home. Improved health equity outcomes in part drove Kentucky-based Bluegrass Care Navigators to launch a PACE program in 2022. Hospice utilization rates rose by 4.1% An increase of 3.3%

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Hospice News

MAY 26, 2023

Leff is the co-presenter of a 10-hour intensive social worker training program tailored to the hospice and palliative care fields with Terry Altilio, a social work coordinator at New York City’s Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center and editor of the Oxford Textbook of Palliative Social Work, second edition.

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Hospice News

APRIL 10, 2024

In Fiscal Year 2022, 7.5% Dementia-related illnesses have become one of the most frequently occurring principal diagnoses among hospice patients, tied with cancer, according to the National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization (NHPCO). of the nation’s 1.7 million hospice recipients were diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease, 6.8%

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Hospice News

OCTOBER 15, 2024

The Hospice CARE Act has a “long road ahead” before enactment, but its introduction presents both significant challenges and opportunities for hospice providers, said Ethan McChesney, policy director at the National Partnership for Healthcare and Hospice Innovation (NPHI).

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Hospice News

JUNE 27, 2024

revived PCHETA in 2022 and again in July 2023, but the bill has yet to pass. Hospices have been advocating for lawmakers and regulators to take action on curbing fraud, supporting veterans and bolstering the health care workforce. In their meetings with legislators, providers made known their policy priorities. Tammy Baldwin (D-Wisc.)

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Hospice News

MARCH 31, 2023

In 2022, legislators in Oswego County in New York state voted to shutter its hospice services within the year. At present, Hospice of Central New York & the Finger Lakes is providing hospice care to patients in Oswego County. However, The Caring Coalition of Central New York, d.b.a.

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Hospice News

SEPTEMBER 9, 2022

Investment in the sector topped $29 billion in 2021, via 729 deals, according to a report by the venture capital fund Rock Health, but thus far 2022 is not keeping pace. Digital health startups brought in $6 billion in investment during Q1 2022, a drop from $7.3 Q2 saw further declines.

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Hospice News

NOVEMBER 8, 2022

The company reduced its guidance for calendar year 2022 in the wake of falling hospice lengths of stay, rising wages, the return of Medicare sequestration, and a slower rate of census growth than executives had anticipated. But executives indicated that they would be back on the hunt during the second half of 2022 and into 2023. . “We’ve

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Hospice News

APRIL 18, 2023

After a moratorium during the pandemic, full Medicare sequestration resumed on July 1, 2022. CMS earlier this month released its 2024 hospice proposed rule , which included the 2.8% increase — an estimated total of $720 million. If finalized as written, the rule would also raise the aggregate payment cap to $33,396.55, up from $32,486.92

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Hospice News

SEPTEMBER 14, 2022

However, we will maintain a nimble approach to M&A and explore all high-quality opportunities that present.”. The new transaction is Agape’s third during 2022, following the acquisitions of Georgia-based Lanier Hospice in July and Hospice of the Carolina Foothills in May. GHC will not rebrand in the near term.

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Pallimed

JULY 11, 2022

We should be including this in our presentations on Hospice and Palliative Medicine 101, or frankly anytime we are asked to speak to outside audiences. by Christian Sinclair ( @ctsinclair ) We have entered a new age! Spread the word! Hospice and palliative medicine (HPM) is the fifth largest medical subspecialty!

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Hospice News

OCTOBER 27, 2023

This can put a strain on employee’s home life, which can cause them to leave their jobs, Shelley Henry, president of The Amity Group said in a presentation at the National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization’s (NHPCO) Annual Leadership Conference in Little Rock, Arkansas. “We

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Hospice News

OCTOBER 20, 2022

This number grew to 115 in 2022. During 2022, 48% of the Medicare-eligible population are enrolled in MA, representing more than 28 million beneficiaries and $427 billion (55%) of total federal Medicare spending, net of premiums, according to the Kaiser Family Foundation. 1, 2021, with 53 participating health plans.

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Hospice News

SEPTEMBER 22, 2023

The four largest hospice industry organizations have been working to present a united front to address widespread program integrity issues. Coming together to combat fraud Beginning in 2022, NHPCO, NAHC, NPHI and LeadingAge began issuing a series of joint statements calling attention to the problem and proposing solutions.

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Hospice News

JUNE 28, 2023

She has also presented and published literature on the different types of supportive services, including palliative, hospice, acute and post-acute care. Howe joined the organization in 2022 as CMO of The Denver Hospice, an affiliate of Care Synergy. He’ll continue to serve as CMO of both organizations.

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Hospice News

NOVEMBER 21, 2023

The concept of death literacy comes from a Lancet Commission report in February 2022. I recently asked one oncologist what he thinks about palliative care, and he said, “I sort of look at my role with the patient is to present the glass half full, meaning treatment. I prefer to give them hope and say the glass is half full.”

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Hospice News

NOVEMBER 3, 2022

RoboToaster, SmugMug RoboToaster, SmugMug Sonya Dolan and Ben Marcantonio at the 2022 ELEVATE Conference. Even when a caregiver is present, that person may be elderly or ill themselves, or unable to be in the home around the clock due to work or other obligations.

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Hospice News

APRIL 4, 2023

The acquisition presents opportunities for Elara Caring to fill gaps between its adjacent markets in Connecticut and Massachusetts. Elara has been accelerating its growth The organization in November 2022 added hospice care to its home health services in one of its Illinois locations.

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Evidence-Based Nursing - BMJ blogs

DECEMBER 11, 2022

At this present time, regardless of where we live, we are facing a time of inflation and uncertainty. 2022) Nursing Policy, [link] Accessed: 6 th December 2022. link] Accessed: 6 th December 2022. 2022) What are the Sustainable Development Goals. link] Accessed: 6 th December 2022. Professor Julia Downing.

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Hospice News

MARCH 10, 2023

Clark, our new board chair, and the other board trustees to carry out the mission of Goodwin Living by planning for the future and meeting the needs of the present through the Goodwin Living retirement communities, programs and services.” The Star Hospice House opened in 2022 and is located in Chautauqua County, a western region of New York.

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Hospice News

JANUARY 2, 2024

of improper payments from Medicare in 2023, down from 12% in 2022, according to the U.S. Brenton and co-presenter Erin Burns, also a Husch Blackwell attorney, recommended that hospices work with a lawyer during these processes, one that is well-versed in Medicare’s regulations. Medicare fee-for-service programs made $31.23

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Hospice News

APRIL 4, 2024

There’s lots of opportunities here in terms of bringing palliative care and hospice care more front and center and more top of mind, frankly, to those on the care team to present that to their patients,” Behan said. billion in 2022, making it the sixth consecutive year the program has generated significant savings.

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Hospice News

JANUARY 31, 2024

The nonprofit’s pediatric program grew its capacity to 120 patients in 2022, a rise from a previous census volume of 40. Palliative care, pediatric end-of-life care and end-of-life doula (EOLD) services are top of mind for hospices that are diversifying their services in 2024. But it goes both ways.

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Hospice News

JULY 21, 2023

In addition to those pressures, the industry is also in a cooling period in which companies focus on integrating the assets that many acquired during flurries of activity in 2021 and 2022, according to Mark Kulik, senior managing director at The Braff Group. Getting those “synergies” to align takes dedicated time and resources, Kulik stated.

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Home Care Pulse

JUNE 30, 2022

According to the 2022 HCP Benchmarking Report, agencies are providing training in at least 10 of the following basic topics: If you’d like to train your caregivers to stand out beyond the industry’s necessary skillset, consider adding a few of the most popular training topics among caregivers and clients alike. Specialty care courses .

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Hospice News

JANUARY 16, 2024

I would like to personally thank every employee, past and present for taking this journey with me. -based Niagara Hospice will soon have a new president and CEO with the upcoming retirement of John Lomeo, who has led the organization since 2000. Throughout my career, I have tried to make a difference in people’s lives.

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NHPCO

OCTOBER 5, 2023

During the conference at the National Hospice Foundation’s 2023 Gala, NHPCO honored the outstanding contributions of Judi Lund Person and Norman McRae to the community by presenting each of them with the Galen Miller Leadership Award. He presently serves on the NHPCO Board as Immediate Past Chair.

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Hospice News

DECEMBER 13, 2022

Industry-wide, these bonuses in 2021 averaged from $2,038 for hospice aides to $9,056 for executive leaders, according to the 2022-2023 Hospice Salary & Benefits Report , published by Hospital & Healthcare Compensation Service (HCS) in cooperation with NAHC. The average bonus for registered nurses was $6,330. .

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Hospice News

JANUARY 19, 2023

billion in 2022, a report from ResearchandMarkets estimated. Basically, there are gaps in need, and that both presents an opportunity for entrepreneurship and social entrepreneurship. The hospice market is expected to nearly double in the next decade, reaching $64.7 billion in 2030 from $34.5 billion by 2029, a rise from $76.44

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GeriPal

JANUARY 11, 2024

The number of people who have used MAID in Canada since it was legalized in 2016 has increased year on year from about 1,000 people in the first year to over 13,000 people in 2022. California, which has a similar population size as Canada and legalized MAID around the same time, has fewer than 1000 deaths per year from MAID. Bill: Thank you.

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Evidence-Based Nursing - BMJ blogs

FEBRUARY 11, 2024

Reflexive Thematic Analysis highlighted themes (Braun and Clarke 2022), which were then considered within the context of liminality using Van Gennep’s Rites of Passage model (Van Gennep 2019). For one family, the mother wanted her daughter’s place of death to be the hospice, but the daughter wanted to be at home (she died at home).

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Hospice News

JANUARY 19, 2023

We have recently joined forces with other voices in hospice to present a list of program integrity measures that can be considered.” These same industry organizations in November 2022 called for greater federal oversight of hospice licensing practices in response to the issue.

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