Solace

DECEMBER 21, 2022

As we say goodbye to 2022, we do so knowing that some of us have lost loved ones dear to us and all of us have lost public figures we admired — actors, politicians, musicians, writers — who made a difference with their talents and leave a legacy behind. People sacrifice the present for the future. Madeleine Albright, 84.

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Hospice News

JANUARY 18, 2023

NASDAQ: AMED) is seeing glimmers of improvement on the labor pressures that contributed to uneven earnings performance during 2022. The labor shortage was the main culprit behind the capacity contraints that plagued Amedisys and many other providers during 2022. Amedisys, Inc. Pre-pandemic, the baseline rate hovered around 25%.

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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

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

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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Home Care Pulse

OCTOBER 4, 2022

The State of Training in 2022 Thursday, October 27th, 2022. Join HCP President Todd Austin and Chief Clinical Officer Linda Leekley as they discuss the results of the 2022 State of Training report, and discover the findings on: What training styles are most effective. Presenters: Todd Austin. HCP WEBINAR. President, HCP.

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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

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

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 18, 2023

After a moratorium during the pandemic, full Medicare sequestration resumed on July 1, 2022. “In 2024, pre-determined sequestration cuts will further reduce hospice reimbursement to a de facto increase of about 1%.” Hospice and other health care providers are once again seeing their Medicare payments slashed by 2% across the board.

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Hospice News

MAY 24, 2023

About a dozen states across the nation incorporate adult or pediatric specialized palliative care service benefits into their Medicaid programs, according to a 2022 report from the Texas Health and Human Services Department. These are often offered as part of specialized managed care programs. It’s a lot of complex needs.”

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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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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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Home Care Pulse

MAY 17, 2022

5 Trends to Overcome Home Care Sales & Marketing Challenges in 2022 Wednesday, May 25, 2022. With the release of the 2022 HCP Benchmarking Report, there’s now plenty of data to help home care agencies choose the right strategies and channels for their business. . How to strategically gain clients and caregivers in 2022

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AlayaCare

MAY 24, 2022

24, 2022 - AlayaCare , a leading home health software, announced today its partnership with Element5, a workflow automation solution for post-acute care. Those in the home-based care industry know first-hand the challenges presented with the current caregiver shortage,” explains Micheal Whyte, Partnerships Manager at AlayaCare.

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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

OCTOBER 4, 2024

The issue first gained attention in 2022 in California, but stakeholders have also raised concerns about providers in Nevada, Arizona and Texas. Hospice News sat down with Jingle to talk about how these concerns are presenting themselves in her markets, how regulators should respond and the benefits of engaging with policymakers.

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Evidence-Based Nursing - BMJ blogs

MARCH 9, 2025

Worryingly, UCAS figures for 2024 demonstrate a decline over the last three years in people applying and being accepted to nursing courses (and while there are regional differences across the UK), since 2022, there has been a 19% decline in nursing applications.

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Hospice News

APRIL 24, 2023

In fact, 80% of respondents to a 2022 Hospice News industry survey sponsored by Axxess who reported their organizations do not yet offer palliative care said they were considering adding palliative care to the service lines. The shift does present challenges, however.

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Hospice News

OCTOBER 6, 2022

WHPC Day’s 2022 theme, “Healing Hearts and Communities,” is partly aimed at addressing unprecedented toll of the COVID-19 pandemic and the emotional and mental wreckage left in its path. The day also presents an opportunity for hospice employers to recognize and show appreciation for their staff’s hard work, added Yang. As of Oct.

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Hospice News

MARCH 7, 2023

CMS audits present more than merely administrative or procedural hurdles. million in overpayments during 2022 related to improper billing practices. Approximately 1,150 hospice providers participated in a TPE audit during fiscal year 2022 , dipping slightly from 1,419 in FY 2021 , CMS reported. “A

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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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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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Healthy Workforce Institute

DECEMBER 14, 2022

As 2022 comes to an end, we can look back and agree, bullying and incivility have finally received the attention they deserve. We hosted a webinar on this topic (it was our highest attended webinar of 2022), shared the report results with our clients; and of course, wrote an article about it. 8 Primary Attributes of a Healthy Team.

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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

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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APRIL 8, 2024

I developed a proposal and presented it to our senior leadership and to our board of directors, who very happily agreed that this was absolutely in keeping with our mission and something that really made sense for us to offer, because there was this need out there not being filled.

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Home Care Pulse

MARCH 31, 2022

The State of Home Care in 2022. With the release of the 2022 HCP Benchmarking Report, we have new data and insights on how home care agencies have been affected by ongoing industry challenges, and how the most successful agencies have overcome them. Presenters: Todd Austin. HOME CARE WEBINAR. Home Care Pulse. Brian Zeichick.

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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. 1, 2017, to July 31, 2022, to examine potential racial and ethnic disparities among pediatric palliative populations. “We The research spanned data from Jan.

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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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Hospice News

AUGUST 7, 2023

This reality presents a valuable opportunity for palliative care to directly support patients by focusing on their lifestyle and goals.” In May 2022, Sen. “Heart failure can significantly impact the daily life of our patients and symptoms can interfere with how individuals want to spend their time,” said Lambert. Tammy Baldwin (D-Wis.),

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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. World Health Organization.

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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). Earl Blumenauer (D-Oregon) introduced the Hospice CARE Act last month.

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Home Care Pulse

NOVEMBER 22, 2022

6: The State of Training in 2022 During a 10-minute online survey, agencies were asked to share more about their challenges, successes, and future goals around their employee training programs. Between July 27th and August 19th, 2022, HCP conducted a survey targeting agencies who provide in-home care services. Next slide, please, Todd.

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Daily Nurse

APRIL 24, 2023

According to “The 2022 Nurse Practitioner Professional Liability Exposure Claim Report: 5th Edition,” claims again nurse practitioners (NPs) are rising. NSO’s & CNA’s report entitled, The 2022 Nurse Practitioner Professional Liability Exposure Claim Report: 5th Edition , revealed that aging services claims increased from 17.2

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