Hospice News

AUGUST 15, 2023

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is making significant changes in 2024 to the Accountable Care Organization Realizing Equity, Access and Community Health (ACO REACH) payment model. In 2024, participants that achieve certain benchmarks will receive bonuses on a graduated scale based on their performance.

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Hospice News

OCTOBER 18, 2023

Terri Swanson, president of Medicare for Aetna The Aetna Medicare Extra Benefits Card will be available on all D-SNPs and most of the company’s Value Plus plans in 2024. Many plans offer enhanced allowances in 2024 and more ways to help members with expenses, according to Swanson.

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Hospice News

NOVEMBER 17, 2023

This year has brought both tumultuous challenges and evolving opportunities for hospices that will steer hospice leadership during 2024. Lynne Sexten, CEO, Agrace Hospice & Supportive Care [Three words to sum up 2024 would be]: Protect the benefit. That’s helping hospice gain esteem as we come into an election year in 2024.

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Hospice News

FEBRUARY 25, 2025

The flexibilities have allowed palliative care providers to reach patients in rural areas and hard-to-reach locations. The unknowns of potential for changes in telehealth regulations are among the leading concerns among palliative care providers, according to Shelby Moore, CEO, Heartlinks.

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Hospice News

AUGUST 2, 2023

The proposed version of the 2024 rule contained several requests for information from providers, which included questions on potential health equity measures. This is really going to need to be done in order for us to improve care coordination and address the needs of the whole patient. The panel released its report in May.

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Hospice News

MARCH 14, 2025

[Its] talking about the value that we bring from the perspective of patient care, and then talk about the plans, the payers, the opportunity to enhance their financial outcomes. hospice industry as a whole is projected to bring in roughly $34 billion in revenue during 2024, Jackson indicated. Details in the data trends The U.S.

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Evidence-Based Nursing - BMJ blogs

DECEMBER 8, 2024

As we approach the end of 2024, the NHS finds itself at a critical juncture. Central to this vision is the adoption of transformative approaches, including increased use of digital technologies, enhanced community care, and a stronger emphasis on illness prevention. London: Department of Health and Social Care. and Kovcs, J.,

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Hospice News

MARCH 24, 2023

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ (CMS) decision to extend the value-based insurance design (VBID) model through 2030: patients’ social needs, health equity and improved care coordination. Originally set to run between 2021 and 2024, CMS indicated yesterday that it would invest five additional years in the demonstration.

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Hospice News

MARCH 23, 2023

The agency is also releasing applications for participation for eligible Medicare Advantage organizations (MAOs) for calendar year 2024. Through Medicare Advantage, CMS contracts with private insurance companies to provide coverage for Medicare beneficiaries.

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Hospice News

SEPTEMBER 9, 2024

The analysis spanned various clinical trials and studies published between 2014 and 2024 that examined telehealth use within palliative care settings across the world. Telehealth has consistently demonstrated improvements in symptom management and quality of life, particularly in home-based settings, the analysis found.

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Hospice News

AUGUST 29, 2023

Carelon is the health care services brand of the insurance company Elevance Health (NYSE: ELV), previously known as Anthem. CareMore, also an Elevance subsidiary, provides advanced primary care to more than 100,000 Medicare Advantage and Medicaid patients in nine states, as well as offering palliative care. “Our

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Hospice News

JUNE 9, 2023

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has unveiled the Making Care Primary (MC) model, which will launch in July 2024 in eight states — Colorado, Massachusetts, Minnesota, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, and Washington.

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Hospice News

JULY 10, 2023

As health care stakeholders work to improve care coordination, more hospices are exploring home-based primary care. Among the program’s goals is to enroll at least 3,000 new Illinois patients into home-based primary care by 2024. “It million primary care visits in 2016.

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Hospice News

SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

Originally slated to end in 2024, CMS recently extended the hospice component of the value-based insurance design model (VBID) to 2023. When it comes to hospice VBID, numbers from the program’s first year offer few clues for the 2023-2024 landscape. million beneficiaries. Participation was small in year one.

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Hospice News

AUGUST 2, 2024

This would allow ACOs with a history of generating savings to make greater investments in services, improving care coordination, hiring staff and building out health care infrastructure. As of January 1, 2024, 480 ACOs were in the MSSP program. ACOs now deliver care to nearly 50% of traditional Medicare beneficiaries.

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Hospice News

AUGUST 5, 2022

A direct contracting entity (DCE), CareConnectMD offers primary care, palliative care, and care coordination services. The company expects to begin operating in Las Vegas, Nevada and Arizona next year and in Wisconsin in 2024.

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Hospice News

AUGUST 4, 2023

The 2024 final hospice payment rule included a modest payment increase for general inpatient care (GIP) at a time when regulators are zeroing in on increased utilization and longer stays. Some voiced similar concerns in responses to CMS’ RFIs in its proposal for the 2024 rule.

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Hospice News

JULY 31, 2023

The eight-year demonstration model will begin July 1, 2024. “It’s It’s building from prior evidence-based dementia care models. The post CMS Unveils Dementia-Focused Payment Model with Interdisciplinary Care Approach appeared first on Hospice News. CMS will release the application for GUIDE in Fall 2023.

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DECEMBER 12, 2023

Its business model uses a mix of virtual palliative care, advance care planning, care coordination and symptom management services, among others. We can make money with palliative care, and so we hope to achieve that by the beginning of the first half of 2024. The company has raised at least $40.3

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Hospice News

JANUARY 26, 2024

The Salt Lake City-based hospice provider opened double-digit numbers of de novos last year with expectations of doing the same in 2024. Bristol Hospice Bristol Hospice Alex Mauricio, president and CEO, Bristol Hospice Historically, Bristol has been a very active acquirer, do you anticipate more deals in 2024?

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Hospice News

JANUARY 1, 2024

million primary care visits in 2016. A watchword for many value-based payment models is care coordination. By operating a home-based primary care program, hospices can gain an edge when it comes to coordinating services. Patients in assisted living facilities, group homes, and other facilities received 3.2

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Hospice News

APRIL 1, 2024

How is the evolving hospice landscape affecting recruitment and retention as agencies look ahead to 2024? Another key aspect is care coordination and collaboration. How can hospice providers better prepare to navigate labor shortages in 2024 and beyond? I believe 2024 will closely resemble 2023 in many ways.

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Hospice News

MARCH 5, 2024

The changes in a nutshell CMS in 2021 announced revisions to its survey process to emphasize what the agency considers to be four core Conditions of Participation (COPs) — those most associated with the quality of care and services provided directly to the patient. This includes validation of surveys by accreditation organizations (AO).

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Evidence-Based Nursing - BMJ blogs

APRIL 7, 2024

Available from: Integrated Health and Social Care in England: Ten Years On – PubMed (nih.gov) Davidson L, Scott J, Forster N. Patient experiences of integrated care within the United Kingdom: A systematic review. International Journal of Care Coordination. October 2021 29;21(4):6.Available 2021;24(2):39-56.

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Minority Nurse

JUNE 26, 2024

Oseromi’s remarkable contributions to the nursing field have been recognized in the prestigious Champions of Nursing Diversity Series 2024. After a few years as a neuro-critical care RN, I decided to work in the emergency department, which was an eye-opener as it differed from the inpatient care workflow.

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Rehab Realities by Renee Kinder

APRIL 25, 2024

The recently published “Quality in Motion: Acting on the CMS National Quality Strategy April 2024” highlights further evolution of the 2022 Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) National Quality Strategy (NQS). This is where therapy teams can zoom in and consider how their services can be of benefit to their teams.

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Hospice News

DECEMBER 27, 2024

Palliative care providers have explored diverse routes to improve quality and access to their services in 2024. The topics spanned evolving reimbursement trends, innovative care delivery partnerships and research examining the biggest barriers among undeserved populations.

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Hospice News

MARCH 18, 2024

This article is based on a Palliative Care News discussion with Deanna Heath, Senior Vice President of customer experience at KanTime, Jared King, Vice President of business development and sales at Hospice Dynamix and Sundar Kannan, CEO of KanTime. The discussion took place on February 29, 2024 during PCN Conference in Tampa.

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Comfort Home Care

JANUARY 5, 2024

In this article, we share the most significant trends and predictions for the home healthcare industry in 2024, as reported by Home Health Care News. Our mission is to equip you with invaluable insights, enabling you to skillfully navigate these forecasts to help you obtain the best possible care for your cherished family members.

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Minority Nurse

OCTOBER 22, 2024

Gillingham states, “Nurse case management is a specialty that ensures patients receive the quality care and services they need in a cost-effective manner. Case managers act as patient advocates, problem-solvers, and care coordinators across the healthcare continuum.”

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Hospice News

JANUARY 3, 2025

The end of the beginning in the fight against fraud Hospices have been feeling the regulatory heat in recent years and 2024 was no exception. The hospice M&A market hit a slump in 2023 and 2024 due to a range of factors. interest rate cut in 2024, with more reductions expected over the course of this year.

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Minority Nurse

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

As a recipient of a National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) award for her participation in community affairs in 2011, Mercier is an important nursing leader , and we’re proud to profile her as part of the Champions of Nursing Diversity Series 2024.

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Minority Nurse

OCTOBER 7, 2024

In 2024, Stanford Medicine Children’s Health was proudly again awarded Magnet designation. This could be bedside, clinical research, education, care coordination, or a position waiting around the corner.

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Hospice News

JULY 8, 2024

The payment model is designed to improve quality of life for dementia patients and their caregivers by addressing care coordination, behavioral health and functional needs. A map of approved GUIDE organizations as of July 2024, based on CMS data. The CMS Innovation Center announced the GUIDE demonstration in July 2023.

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GeriPal

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

ABIM MOC credit will be offered to subscribers in November, 2024. Katie: Help pay for them to go and do the evaluations and provide the resources and care coordination as part of the healthcare team. My one would be on the acute care space. For any MOC questions, please email moc@ucsf.edu. Carmen: Reimburse them too.

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GeriPal

SEPTEMBER 19, 2024

Now we can talk later on about the different models of paying for care coordination. This 2024 is the year of AI. So I can give those people that intensive care just, you know, from the get go. ABIM MOC credit will be offered to subscribers in November, 2024. So implementing stepped wedge would be hard.

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Hospice News

MAY 13, 2024

The study points to the potential for telehealth utilization to improve care coordination and quality for dying pediatric populations, researchers stated. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) allowed hospices to perform routine home care visits virtually, as well as face-to-face recertification visits.

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