Hospice News

MARCH 20, 2024

In this Voices interview, Hospice News sits down with Patrick Leary, VP, Client Services, Enclara Pharmacia, to learn about the top factors that impact the nurse experience in hospice care. Delivering an optimal nurse experience starts with patient care. Finish this sentence.

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Hope Hospice

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

2024 Hike for Hope Registration is Open Annual fundraiser returns to Del Valle Regional Park, Livermore DUBLIN, CA – Hope Hospice has opened registration for its 2024 Hike for Hope, which will take place on Saturday, May 4, at Del Valle Regional Park in Livermore. HopeHospice.com. Tax ID 94-2576059.

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AAHPM (American Academy of Hospice and Palliative)

JUNE 17, 2024

Richard Leiter, MD MA AAHPM reached out to the 2024 Emerging Leaders to gain insight into what motivated them to pursue leadership positions and what they find more fulfilling in their experiences. First and foremost, I’ve learned from my patients and their families.

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Hospice News

MARCH 21, 2024

But what I will tell you is that there are programs in place where if the applicants go through the process and certify to CMS that they have a program that will service the needs of a community when it comes to hospice care — and they are able to meet the standards — that we will certify them to be able to provide hospice care,” Becerra said.

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Hospice News

APRIL 18, 2023

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is insufficient to support hospice patients’ care needs, a major industry group said. CMS earlier this month released its 2024 hospice proposed rule , which included the 2.8% proposed rate increase for hospices is not enough to support the care hospices provide.

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Hospice News

OCTOBER 2, 2024

The program is designed to recognize up-and-coming industry members who are shaping the next decade of home health, hospice care, senior housing, skilled nursing, and behavioral health. Stephanie Skaggs, product lead for Medalogix, has been named a 2024 Future Leader by Hospice News.

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Hospice News

SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) honed in on hospice program integrity through a number of new regulations, including some in the agency’s 2024 hospice final rule. Other provisions appeared in the 2024 home health final rule, which prohibits the sale of a new hospice within 36 months.

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Hospice News

JANUARY 3, 2024

“It’s a gentle nudge to help us take the best care of our patients.” The predictive analytics tool calculates the likelihood that a patient will die within six months and become eligible to receive hospice care. A larger pilot phase is in the works for 2024.

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Hospice News

APRIL 1, 2024

On a personal note, I’ve witnessed my own family members—parents, grandparents, and in-laws—navigate home health care, manage chronic illnesses and eventually transition through hospice care. How is the evolving hospice landscape affecting recruitment and retention as agencies look ahead to 2024?

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Hospice News

MARCH 14, 2024

The number of registered nurse and social worker visits during a patient’s final week is one of the seven quality measures that CMS uses to evaluate providers. Patients may be receiving several visits from these professionals during the last days of life, or multiple visits on the same day, that do not count toward the measure, she said.

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Hospice News

JUNE 4, 2024

When hospice providers are being investigated not just by CMS but the FBI, the stakes for compliance are higher than ever. In May of 2024, the federal law enforcement agency placed its spotlight on the rising number of complaints about hospice fraud, in which hospices participate in signing up seniors for care without the seniors’ knowledge.

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NHPCO

JANUARY 12, 2024

During yesterday’s public meetings, the MedPAC Commissioners unanimously voted in favor of the Chair’s hospice recommendation, which will be included in the Commission’s report to Congress in March 2024. While MedPAC is not a policy-setting body, its recommendations do bear weight among policymakers and lawmakers.

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Hospice News

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

That commitment, in turn, resulted in the Miami-based VITAS hitting its stride heading into 2024, according to CEO Nick Westfall. “We’re Kathleen Coronado, a registered nurse, has been promoted to associate VP of hospice operations after 18 years at VITAS.

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Hospice News

SEPTEMBER 6, 2024

The program is designed to recognize up-and-coming industry members who are shaping the next decade of home health, hospice care, senior housing, skilled nursing, and behavioral health. Steven Alessandro, CEO of Interim HealthCare franchises, has been named a 2024 Future Leader by Hospice News.

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NHPCO

JUNE 13, 2024

For Immediate Release PHOTO LINK June 13, 2024 (Alexandria, VA) – More than 100 hospice and palliative care advocates from across the country met with over 150 congressional offices this week to discuss key legislative and regulatory priorities for ensuring and expanding access to hospice and palliative care.

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Hospice News

SEPTEMBER 24, 2024

The program is designed to recognize up-and-coming industry members who are shaping the next decade of home health, hospice care, senior housing, skilled nursing, and behavioral health. Croix Hospice, has been named a 2024 Future Leader by Hospice News. To see this year’s Future Leaders, visit [link].

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Hospice News

JULY 28, 2022

NYSE: CHEM), recently launched a targeted hiring and retention wellness initiative designed to ease workforce strains and increase capacity for patient care, paving the way for sustainable long-term growth. million in CARES Act dollars the company has recieved, according to David Williams, executive vice president and CFO at Chemed.

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Hospice News

MARCH 22, 2024

It has historically been nonprofits that have dominated the market, and now there are more and more for profits entering hospice care. Partners In Care has done that well with home health care. Our home health care census is actually larger than our hospice census at this time.

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Hospice News

MAY 17, 2023

Centers for Medicaid & Medicaid Services (CMS) in 2020 issued a number of flexibilities intended to ease burdens on health care providers during the pandemic. This included the temporary lifting of the requirement that volunteers provide at least 5% of hospice patient care hours.

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Hospice News

AUGUST 24, 2023

During the past two years, CMS has introduced new regulations, updated survey process, increased auditing activity and enhanced reviews of providers’ claims, patient eligibility and quality data. The proliferation of new hospices being “flipped” for profit prompted new regulations to address these concerns.

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Hospice News

JUNE 3, 2024

For our 2024 strategic plan, we had to focus on how to be sustainable and have a sustainable foundation to be here for the next 75 years,” says Ralph-Blair, Chief Innovation Officer of Visiting Nurse Health System, the Atlanta-based non-profit provider of home-based care services. To learn more, visit hchb.com.

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Hospice News

JANUARY 1, 2024

Consequently, many have launched additional business lines that enable them to reach patients sooner as well as capitalize on emerging value-based payment models. Addressing those types of needs has become a priority at CMS, with primary care as a principal lever. Palliative and hospice care are critical to a patient’s care journey.

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NHPCO

DECEMBER 20, 2022

Telehealth extension: The legislation extends hospice telehealth flexibilities through the end of 2024, which were initially enacted as part of the CARES Act in 2020. This allows hospice patients and providers to continue to use telehealth for low touch, face-to-face visits prior to recertification for the hospice benefit.

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Hospice News

OCTOBER 10, 2023

The program is designed to recognize up-and-coming industry members who are shaping the next decade of home health, hospice care, senior housing, skilled nursing, and behavioral health. Melissa Heiss, vice president of hospice, Jet Health, has been named a 2023 Future Leader by Hospice News.

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Hospice News

SEPTEMBER 20, 2024

The program is designed to recognize up-and-coming industry members who are shaping the next decade of home health, hospice care, senior housing, skilled nursing and behavioral health. Cachet Colvard, head of strategic partnerships at Guaranteed Health, has been named a 2024 Future Leader by Hospice News.

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Hospice News

JUNE 22, 2023

Moreover, families frequently give feedback that they wished their loved ones had entered hospice earlier in order to reap the full benefits, often via Consumer Assessment of Health Care Provider and Systems (CAHPS) surveys, according to the National Hospice & Palliative Care Organization (NHPCO).

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Hope Hospice

MAY 17, 2023

2023 Hike for Hope Exceeds Goal With $153k Raised Fundraiser benefits Hope Hospice patient care and community programs DUBLIN, CA – Despite drizzly weather, nearly 850 supporters of Hope Hospice gathered at Del Valle Regional Park on May 6 for the nonprofit organization’s signature Hike for Hope.

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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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Hospice Nurse Hero

MARCH 6, 2024

Most importantly, it’s about creating a vivid, comprehensive narrative that confirms the patient’s need for hospice care under Medicare guidelines. As a rule, I always found that capturing decline when a patient comes into hospice is the easy part. RESOURCES FOR NEW HOSPICE NURSES!

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GeriPal

FEBRUARY 2, 2024

Accreditation In support of improving patient care, UCSF Office of CME is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.

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GeriPal

SEPTEMBER 19, 2024

We did not want them to already have seen home palliative care. Eric 20:26 And that includes home hospice care. And then we also didn’t give them access to palliative care social work on the stepdarmouse. This 2024 is the year of AI. ABIM MOC credit will be offered to subscribers in November, 2024.

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GeriPal

APRIL 26, 2024

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GeriPal

APRIL 11, 2024

Accreditation In support of improving patient care, UCSF Office of CME is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.

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