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Care Synergy Forms DME Joint Venture with RCC Medical Equipment

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The Colorado-based hospice provider collaborative Care Synergy has formed a joint venture with RCC Medical Equipment Co. This includes patients of Care Synergys affiliates. Care Synergy emerged in 2021 as a regional collaborative of hospice companies.

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3 Key Hospice Technology Trends

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Hospices see improved quality and operational efficiency as their biggest return on technology investments in three key areas. Keeping pace with the evolving technology landscape can be pivotal for hospices sustainability as rising demand pressurizes workforces, Pathek indicated. AccentCare, Agape Care Group and St.

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CMS to Allow Concurrent Hospice Care During VBID Extension

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Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) will allow hospice patients to receive concurrent care through the Medicare Advantage hospice carve-in, and will permit health plans to further restrict utilization of out-of-network providers. But today’s update from CMS contained another critical change from prior years.

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New Pediatric Center Aims to Improve Patient, Family Support

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The Foundation of Community Hospice & Palliative Care is fueling the launch of a new pediatric center in northern Florida that will support serious and terminally ill youths and their families. The building is going to offer a sense of community for our kids care families, Tuttle told Hospice News.

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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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How the Hospice CARE Act Could Change Respite Services

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The Hospice Care Accountability, Reform, and Enforcement (Hospice CARE) Act, if enacted, would make changes to the ways hospices provide respite care. Earl Blumenauer (D-Oregon) is in the process of drafting the bill that would represent the most significant reforms to date for hospice payment and oversight.

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St. Croix Hospice’s 2 Acquisitions Mark ‘Tremendous, Transformative’ Growth Opportunities

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Croix Hospice recently acquired Hospice of Siouxland in Iowa and some of Mayo Clinic Health Systems hospice assets in its home state, two moves that stretched its widening footprint across the Midwest. Croix Hospice. The hospice provider is a portfolio company of the private equity firm H.I.G. Croix Hospice team.

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