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Care Synergy Forms DME Joint Venture with RCC Medical Equipment

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This includes patients of Care Synergys affiliates. The partnership between Care Synergy and RCC Medical Equipment is important to the advancement of hospice care, palliative care, and home health in Colorado, Tim Bowen, president and CEO of Care Synergy, said in a statement.

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Hospice CARE Act Would Create Reimbursement for High-Acuity Hospice Services

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If enacted, the Hospice Care Accountability, Reform and Enforcement (Hospice CARE) Act could open up reimbursement pathways for high-acuity palliative services during a time when demand and costs are rising. The drafted Hospice CARE Act included potential avenues to improve payment for high-acuity palliative treatments.

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3 Key Hospice Technology Trends

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Todays hospice leaders need a firm understanding of the varying and rapidly changing advances in technology that can impact their business lines and ability to support patients and staff, said Bivek Pathek, chief information officer at Empath Health.

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Payers to Hospices: Don’t Wait to Start Working with MA Plans

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While they’re getting a lot of feedback from viewers like us and also around the complexities of challenges, it signals that it’s here to stay,” Parvinchiha said at the Hospice News Elevate Conference in Chicago. “I MA has emerged as a powerhouse in health care, with industry-wide implications. SCAN is a $4.3

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Voices: Melissa Kozak, Founder and Head of CitusHealth

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In this Voices interview, Hospice News sits down with Melissa Kozak, Founder and Head of CitusHealth, to talk abou t the most common deficiencies found in hospice plans of care, and how Citus is helping providers to address them. Hospice News: What are the most common deficiencies found in hospice plans of care?

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CMS Proposes 2026 Hospice Payment Rule with Potential ‘Unimaginable’ Consequences

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Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) on Friday announced its proposed 2026 hospice payment rule , which includes a 2.4% The increase represents an estimated $695 million rise in total hospice payments for Fiscal Year (FY) 2026. increase in per diem payments alongside evolving quality reporting measures.

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Hospice Utilization Rebounds to Pre-Pandemic Levels, but Fraud Casts a Shadow

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Other indicators also suggest that the nations terminally ill patients have good access to hospice care, MedPAC indicated. The number of hospice care days also saw increases, as did average length of stay and average number of patient visits per week. Total Medicare hospice payments in 2023 reached $25.7

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