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Leadership Transitions at 4 Hospice Providers

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Helios Care President, CEO to Resign Helios Care President and CEO Dan Ayres recently announced his resignation. Ayres will continue to serve in his current role until April 21, 2025. Ayres has led the New York-based hospice and senior care provider for the last eight years.

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St. Croix Hospice Adds 10 New Locations in Q1 2025

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Croix Hospice has opened 10 new branches so far during 2025. “National data demonstrates how underutilized hospice benefits are for those at the end of life,” said Dr. Andrew Mayo, medical director for St. Andrew Mayo, medical director for St. Croix launched five new locations.

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CMS 2025 Proposed Rule Signals Changes to Quality Measurement, Omits Program Integrity Actions

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The 2025 proposed hospice rule is raising some questions along with payment rates. increase in hospice per diems for 2025. The agency also proposed two new quality measures and 2025 implementation of the Hospice Outcome and Patient Evaluation (HOPE) assessment tool to replace the Hospice Item Set.

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Hospice News’ Top 10 Stories of 2024

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The case illustrates the scale of activity occurring among fraudulent actors seeking a profit while providing poor or negligent care and exploiting the vulnerability of specific patient populations. #3: The first gauged the hospice communitys reaction to CMS final payment rule for 2025, including a 2.9% 9: [ UPDATED] Rep.

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Hospices Facilities Launch, Renovate With Growth in Mind

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The new location will allow for improved support for serious and terminally ill patients that lack caregiver support or need higher levels of care, said Dr. Christopher Strzalka, medical director at Julia Hospice & Palliative Care. The health system anticipates the location to remain closed until the end of 2025.

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HSPN ELEVATE: Hospice Clinical Innovation Trends

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This article is based on a Hospice News discussion with Faith Protsman, regional medical director at VITAS Healthcare, Raianne Melton, senior clinical manager of professional service at Axxess, and Cheryl Hamilton Fried, president & CEO at Blue Ridge Hospice. What they care about is professional development.

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