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7 ‘Hidden Gem’ Hospice News Stories in 2024

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Hospice News explores the issues garnering growing attention in end-of-life care delivery in seven of this years hidden gem stories. Anatomy of Hospice Grief Camps for Children Many hospices offer summer grief camps for bereaved children and adolescents, which come with a host of operational and logistical considerations.

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Mahogany CEO: Hospice on Cusp of ‘Tremendous Revolution’

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How do we partner with providers and referral sources to help them feel comfortable bringing up the end-of-life conversation to Black and brown people? With our state license, we are now actively providing pro bono care to patients while we await our Medicare certification survey results.

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Treasure Coast Hospice, St. Francis Reflections Lifestage Care Complete Affiliation

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The organizations announced their intent to affiliate last October, with leadership citing a shared goal to provide sustainable hospice, palliative care and bereavement services to communities across their combined geographic Florida footprint. The nonprofit provides hospice, palliative care and bereavement services.

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Helios Care Partners with Bassett Healthcare to Expand Hospice, Palliative Services

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Our shared approaches to serving patients advocate for care with the highest quality of life possible, including in-home services for patients with chronic illnesses and home-based end-of-life care.” Formerly known as Catskills Area Hospice and Palliative Care, the organization rebranded as Helios in 2019.

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Hospice of the Western Reserve Completes Affiliation With Hospice of North Central Ohio

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A large aim of the transaction is to expand access to quality, comprehensive end-of-life care across a broader region in the state amid challenges such as rising competition and economic pressures. The organization is a subsidiary of Western Reserve Care Solutions and serves 15 counties throughout northern Ohio.

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New Executives Tapped At Hospice Organizations Across Country

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During his tenure, he has helped to develop and oversee the launch of the NPHI Innovation Lab, which focuses on designing systematic approaches to improve advanced illness care by examining trends in population health, claims analytics and practice optimization. NorthStar Care Community affiliated with Centrica Care Navigators in February.

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Many Hospices Need to Step Up Disaster Planning

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Operators need to be prepared to deliver care and support their communities’ responses to catastrophic events. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) expanded a Condition of Participation pertaining to disaster preparedness planning. Increasingly, this factors into compliance. In 2017, the U.S.

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