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Diverse Utilization, Cost Trends Shaping Hospice Care Delivery

Hospice News

The scope of terminal conditions among hospice patient populations has seen some evolutions in recent years, according to Alix Ware, director of health policy at the National Alliance for Care at Home (the Alliance). The care providers provide is changing to meet patients where they’re at.

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2 Tailwinds Shaping Hospice Growth, Care Delivery

Hospice News

The nations health care system is ripe for change when it comes to improved hospice utilization that could help curb expenditures and improve outcomes, Jackson said during Hospice News 2025 Industry Outlook webinar. in 2022, the National Alliance for Care at Home reported. National hospice utilization rates reached 49.1%

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Hospices Leverage Partnerships to Scale Palliative Care Programs

Hospice News

“At Mount Sinai we’re really good at creating new models and proving they work to improve care for the sickest patients with serious illness,” Goldstein told Hospice News during the Palliative Care Executive Webinar Series. Prior to this initiative, the program was supported primarily through grants and philanthropy.

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Diversity, Equity and Inclusion in Palliative Care Organizations

Hospice News

The article is based on a webinar hosted by Zaundra Ellis, Vice President of Hospice Solutions at Axxess with input from Cristina Montanez, Care Advocate and Lead Educator at Hospice of the North Coast and Dr. Jennifer Kennedy, VP for Quality and Standards at Community Health Accreditation Program. This article is sponsored by Axxess.

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Diverse Mix of Opportunities, Obstacles in Palliative Care’s Future Outlook

Hospice News

Though reimbursement for palliative care has been building in recent years, much room for improvement exists to fuel future interest, according to Conlee Fisher Clark, director of growth at AMOREM. “I said at the National Association for Home Care & Hospice’s (NAHC) Financial Management Conference in Las Vegas.

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VITAS, Big Bend, Heart to Heart, Family Hospice Unveil New Locations

Hospice News

VITAS will also offer free monthly continuing education webinars to clinicians throughout the surrounding location’s communities. The company provides continuing education credits to health care providers in other settings, such as assisted living facilities, to help spread awareness about the benefits of hospice care.

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The Path to Successfully Navigating OASIS-E, Begin With the End in Mind!

Home Care Pulse

This allows them to compare outcomes for patients receiving care in a rehab facility with outcomes for the same type of patient receiving care at home with home health. . CMS continues to update the OASIS data collection in order to better standardize data collection across all post-acute providers. .

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