Hospice News

AUGUST 13, 2024

Current payment structures do not sufficiently support the full scope of interdisciplinary care. Among families’ largest unmet needs is finding pediatric palliative care providers nearby, along with care coordination and caregiver support, he indicated.

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Hospice News

AUGUST 12, 2024

The payment model is designed to improve quality of life for dementia patients and their caregivers by addressing care coordination, behavioral health and functional needs.

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Hospice News

MARCH 24, 2023

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ (CMS) decision to extend the value-based insurance design (VBID) model through 2030: patients’ social needs, health equity and improved care coordination. Originally set to run between 2021 and 2024, CMS indicated yesterday that it would invest five additional years in the demonstration.

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Hospice News

AUGUST 25, 2023

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ (CMS) 2024 updates to the Accountable Care Organization Realizing Equity, Access and Community Health (ACO REACH) model: care coordination, managing health equity-related risks and social determinants of health.

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Hospice News

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

“The flow of taxpayer dollars to an out-of-state entity raises concerns about a potential loss of community control and knowledge driving health care innovation and service delivery, one of the hallmarks of Oregon’s [Care Coordination Organization (CCO)] program,” the MAC memorandum stated.

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Hospice News

JANUARY 8, 2024

Compassion provides us with a high-quality hospice operation in East Texas, where New Day currently has significant market share in both personal care and skilled care services,” New Day Chief Development Officer Matthew Griffith said in a statement. The following year, the company secured $55.5

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Hospice News

MAY 31, 2024

These efforts come at a time when telehealth utilization is making waves in hospice staff and patient engagement, as well as operational efficiency and care coordination. Legislators recently proposed to extend the telehealth flexibilities temporarily granted during the pandemic.

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Hospice News

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

On the flip side, factors challenging this market are high costs of treatment and fragmented delivery models which can result in subpar care coordination providing patients with less-than-ideal outcomes. This is particularly pronounced in outpatient settings, where the disparity between billable and non-billable services can be stark.

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Hospice News

NOVEMBER 25, 2024

The CMS Innovation Center announced the GUIDE demonstration in July 2023, which is designed to improve quality of life for dementia patients and their caregivers by addressing care coordination, behavioral health and functional needs. Participation in the GUIDE model has grown since its inception.

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Hospice News

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

Providers must demonstrate value to prospective partners Several key factors are driving more health systems toward palliative care, according to Nikki Davis, vice president of Palliative Care Programs for Contessa, a subsidiary of Amedisys (NASDAQ: AMED).

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Hospice News

MAY 31, 2024

The goals of the Enhancing Oncology Model (EOM), which went live on July 1, are to improve quality and reduce the cost of cancer care with augmented care coordination. While documents on the model do not specifically mention palliative care, several elements of the model align with that care model. Effective Jan.

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Hospice News

OCTOBER 25, 2024

A lot of times these clients don’t need a nurse in the house, but maybe a spiritual care coordinator or a social worker. How is their housing situation? Psychosocial support?” YoloCares CEO Craig Dresang told Hospice News. “A

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Hospice News

JULY 10, 2023

As health care stakeholders work to improve care coordination, more hospices are exploring home-based primary care. million primary care visits in 2016. A watchword for many value-based payment models is care coordination.

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Hospice News

JUNE 9, 2023

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has unveiled the Making Care Primary (MC) model, which will launch in July 2024 in eight states — Colorado, Massachusetts, Minnesota, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, and Washington.

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Hospice News

NOVEMBER 15, 2022

“It may be inclusive of things that aren’t always the responsibility of that provider but that really we believe provide overall better care for the patients when they’re coordinated under one payment model.”. Greater care coordination.

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Hospice News

AUGUST 19, 2024

We have some core specialty programs here [focused on sleep hygiene, care coordination within facilities and dementia care],” Bristol Hospice CEO Alex Mauricio previously told Hospice News. The company has been a prolific buyer in the M&A market, but more recently has leaned harder into its de novo strategy. “We

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Hospice News

JANUARY 11, 2024

Programs like Empath LIFE and Suncoast PACE can help improve care coordination and quality of life for seniors, according to Tom Reiter, senior vice president of Empath’s Complete Care Division and National PACE Management Services Organization (MSO). A third center is planned for Florida’s Manatee County later this year.

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Hospice News

MARCH 23, 2023

The agency is also releasing applications for participation for eligible Medicare Advantage organizations (MAOs) for calendar year 2024.

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AUGUST 28, 2023

The company has had an eye on Experience Care as a possible acquisition target, attracted by a clinical software solution that is integrated with back-office financial software, as well as other capabilities, Ashe said. Long term care was one of the areas that we had a keen interest in acquiring or building,” Ashe said.

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Hospice News

MAY 5, 2022

Shortly after admission of a primary care or palliative care patient, Transitions’ care management coordinators evaluate and educate patients for CCM. CCM is a critical component of primary care that contributes to better outcomes and higher satisfaction for patients.

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Hospice News

JULY 29, 2022

A range of factors contributes to the lag between what people value and what they do when it comes to advance care planning, in addition to general fear or discomfort with the subject. Poor care coordination can adversely impact utilization, as can the variation among states and health care organizations in how they manage these processes.

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Hospice News

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

In addition to Sweet Dreams, Bristol has developed specialized programs to enhance care coordination with skilled nursing facilities and a set of dementia-focused services branded as Bright Moments.

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Hospice News

DECEMBER 9, 2022

Hosparus’ Green River office cared for 486 hospice patients in 2021 throughout its 1,600-square-mile, five-county region. The new center will provide medical care, care coordination, emotional and spiritual support, and access to education about end-of-life and serious illness care, as well as advance care planning.

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Hospice News

SEPTEMBER 9, 2024

These services have also been associated with reduced caregiver burden and better care coordination, particularly for patients in rural, remote and underserved communities, according to the research.

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Hospice News

AUGUST 29, 2023

“Our compassionate doctors and health professionals dedicate the time and resources to provide personalized care by removing barriers and making it easier for patients to navigate health on their terms,” said Dr. Paul Mikulecky, chief medical officer for CareMore Health, in a statement. It all results in healthier, happier patients.”

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AlayaCare

JUNE 27, 2023

EHR systems serve as a centralized platform that facilitates the seamless sharing of client information among healthcare professionals, reducing the risk of miscommunication and enhancing care coordination. As a result, it leads to better health outcomes.

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Hospice News

AUGUST 26, 2024

Case in point, the organization recently achieved a Heart Failure Certification from the American Heart Association, which evaluates provides in accordance with evidence-based standards designed to ensure high quality care and adherence to clinical practice guidelines.

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Hospice News

SEPTEMBER 4, 2024

Compassus on Wednesday completed its partnership with the health system OhioHealth, a move aimed at improving care coordination and access. Announced in June, the partnership joins the two organizations under the new brand OhioHealth at Home.

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Hospice News

OCTOBER 15, 2024

The new guidance outlines the statutory and regulatory EPSDT requirements and suggests strategies across key areas such as increasing access to early screening and testing services through transportation and care coordination.

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Hospice News

OCTOBER 2, 2023

Acadian Health’s mobile community-based services include acute care for recently hospitalized non-emergency patients, as well as at-home hospital care for critically ill patients that require 24/7 monitoring as well as advanced diagnostic services.

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Hospice News

AUGUST 2, 2024

This would allow ACOs with a history of generating savings to make greater investments in services, improving care coordination, hiring staff and building out health care infrastructure.

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Hospice News

JUNE 23, 2023

Participating nurses underwent palliative care training focused on symptom management, conducting goals-of-care conversations, providing emotional support and care coordination. Each patient was expected to die within 12 months.

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Hospice News

MAY 6, 2024

The National Comprehensive Cancer Network recommends that health care providers integrate palliative services into a cancer patient’s care at the time of diagnosis. Through the program, palliative care will be carefully coordinated with the patients oncology care with an integrated team of providers.

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Hospice News

JANUARY 17, 2023

One of the selling points of value-based programs is the potential for greater care coordination and system integration. VITAS has spent a substantial effort and investment, both in technology and time, to create processes that enhance care coordination and admission throughout the beneficiary’s hospice journey.

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Hospice News

OCTOBER 18, 2023

Under this model we are able to provide care coordination for our members all the way through their advanced illness and end-of-life journey,” Swanson said. “We Aetna is now in its second year of participation in the program.

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Hospice News

AUGUST 16, 2023

Your palliative care team can be instrumental in listening to the goals of a patient and helping to guide them around the care they desire. It’s building a care plan that is right for the patient and a care coordination plan that addresses that fragmentation. Palliative care is a good care coordinator.

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Hospice News

OCTOBER 10, 2022

Creating a directory of certified providers and services could help facilitate better care coordination and transitions of care, reduce some administrative tasks, and support interoperability throughout the health sector, CMS indicated.

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