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7 ‘Hidden Gem’ Hospice News Stories in 2024

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Hospice News explores the issues garnering growing attention in end-of-life care delivery in seven of this years hidden gem stories. Among the most significant dealmakers in the hospice space this year was Optum, subsidiary of the insurance and health care giant UnitedHealth Group (NYSE: UNH). Optum completed its $5.4

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Four Western Nonprofits Affiliate with Chapters Health System

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In addition to its new Western locations, the nonprofit Chapters Health System provides hospice, palliative and home health care, as well as durable medical equipment and pharmacy services, across Florida, Georgia, New York and New Jersey. Some also have value-based payer contracts and partnerships with hospitals and health systems. “It’s

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Staffing Shortages Weighing on Hospice Executive’s Minds in 2025

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This represented an 18% decline compared to the 2023 survey results. The most pressing issue facing hospice leaders is fueling a sufficient supply of qualified staff to meet a diverse range of end-of-life care needs among patients and families, according to Robert Love, executive director of California-based Butte Home Health & Hospice.

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New Inpatient Centers Unveiled as Other Hospice Programs Consider Closure

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As the nations leading provider of end-of-life care, VITAS has had the privilege of serving Fort Worth for 37 years, Dengler said in a statement shared with Hospice News. Patients at the new facility will receive round-the-clock hospice care. Declining patient census volumes and labor pressures led to the closure.

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New 2023 Laws Impact End-of-Life Care

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In 2023, some new laws will impact those at the end of life or the people caring for, or grieving, them. Bereavement leave and caregiving. California has a new law requiring most private and public employers grant employees up to five unpaid days of bereavement leave after the death of a family member.

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Key Research Trends: Telehealth Impacts, Global Gaps in Hospice, Goal-Concordant Care

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This article details recent key research findings on hospice care, including the effects of telehealth utilization among terminally ill pediatric patients, along with barriers to improved goal-concordant end-of-life care in Asia, Canada and Europe. This compared to a separate 2023 Canadian study that found 16.1%

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Bristol Hospice Opens 4 De Novos in 7 Days

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“With our relationships, our organization, our clinical model when it comes to the care delivery, we can grow organically and make that our focus.” Bristol in 2023 opened a double-digit number of new offices and has plans to do the same this year, Mauricio said. Mauricio took the helm at Bristol in February 2023.

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