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Enhabit Appoints General Counsel; The Denver Hospice Gets New Medical Director

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The Denver Hospice Appoints New Medical Director. The Denver Hospice recently tapped Dr. Robert Howe as its new medical director following the retirement of Dr. Shirlee Turner after 11 years of service at the company. Hiranandani earned his medical degree from St. ALC Hospice Care Names COO.

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Integrating Social Determinants Into Palliative Care

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Training interdisciplinary staff to identify and address patients nonmedical needs is a significant component of quality palliative care delivery, according to Dr. Tracy Romanello, medical director at Catholic Hospice and Catholic Palliative Care Services.

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M&A Buyers Scour Hospice Financials for Compliance Risks

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For instance, if a hospice with a $15 million annual revenue has nine medical directors on staff, this should “jump off the page” for a buyer, he said. This can call into question whether these medical directors were on staff because they were giving the hospice direct lines of patient referrals.

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Empath Health’s New Chief Medical Executives, HopeWest CEO Retires

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Li provides direction, guidance and oversight to clinical staff, including those at Suncoast Hospice and Tidewell Hospice. She previously served as medical director at Suncoast Hospice. In the new position, Li will be charged with ensuring high-quality care, service and experiences for patients and their families.

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Hospice News’ Top 10 Stories of 2024

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Meanwhile, lawmakers unveiled a bill with some of the most significant reforms proposed to date for hospice payment and oversight. Dubbed as the Hospice Care Accountability, Reform, and Enforcement (Hospice CARE) Act, the bill has ignited conversations across the industry about future sustainability, growth and program integrity.

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Executive Moves at UnitedHealth Group, Treasure Coast Hospice

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Treasure Coast Hospice Appoints VP of Medical Services Florida-based Treasure Coast Hospice has tapped Dr. John Crouch as its new vice president of medical services. Crouch in 2016 became a home care and assisted living facilities physician at the organization.

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Mourning Dove Medical CEO Dr. Kaishauna Guidry: Physicians Need a Framework for Understanding Hospice

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In medical school, we had a course in the Humanities, and they really took the time to introduce palliative care to us and hospice care to us. For the first two years of medical school, I actually didn’t really understand palliative or hospice care. I thought it was withholding care.

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