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Hospice Researchers Seek to Untangle Possible Relationships Between Tax Status and Outcomes

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The research examined Medicare hospice beneficiary data including timely start of care following patient admission, disenrollment and live discharge rates, volume of patient visits, length of stay and billing claim amounts. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ (CMS) Care Compare site.

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[UPDATED] NAHC-NHPCO Alliance Taps Dr. Steven Landers as First CEO

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Landers is a board-certified physician in hospice and palliative care, as well as family and geriatric medicine. We will ensure that health care at home continues to evolve as an integral and vital partner in the continuum of care in America.” He also holds a masters degree in public health policy and management.

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Hospices Leverage Partnerships to Scale Palliative Care Programs

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Limited pathways to reimbursement and workforce shortages are the largest hurdles for growth among community-based palliative care programs. Some providers have a learning curve around the complex process of working out payer contracts and sustainable business models for their community-based palliative care programs, according to Goldstein.

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HSPN Palliative Care: Fireside Chat with Contessa and Netsmart

Hospice News

Nikki Davis: I’m a nurse practitioner and have been working in geriatrics and palliative care for about 21 years now. I have spent about 11 years total with Optum and then worked with Aspire, but now I’m currently working with Contessa and Amedisys to help support palliative care at home programs.

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Steve Landers, MD, MPH, Named Inaugural Chief Executive Officer of NAHC-NHPCO Alliance

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Landers brings almost two decades of experience as a physician, executive leader and health policy advocate to The Alliance, which represents care at home and community providers across the country. Dr. Landers has dedicated his career to seeking home- and community-based health care solutions for people of all ages.

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Evaluating Alternate Payment Models in Hospice and Palliative Care

Hospice News

Contessa has done high acuity care, relatively new to the palliative part of the business, but Amedisys has palliative that stretches over both the traditional hospice side of the business, as well as on the Contessa side. Our health plan serves roughly 35,000 lives, that’s between Medicaid, Medicare, and dual populations.

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Palliative Care Panel: A Discussion with Axxess

Hospice News

Tina Taylor: I’m Tina Taylor, vice president of palliative care at Compassus. I am responsible for our national palliative care programs across the nation. I am an acute care and adult and geriatric certified nurse practitioner. We have 10,000 Americans becoming Medicare-eligible per day.