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How Palliative Care Providers Can Enhance Care Coordination

Hospice News

JANUARY 2, 2024

This type of coordination can improve outcomes , decrease costs, and offer patients a better quality of life. Navigating system challenging for patients Critiques of current care coordination often focus on the disjointed experiences patients have when dealing with multiple providers, specialists and other services.

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Care Coordination, Quality Data Crucial to Hospice Referral Growth

Hospice News

MARCH 18, 2024

Care coordination and quality data will be engines for hospice referral growth. Those are very interesting subjects that are coming up across the health care organizations that we deal with so far.” The post Care Coordination, Quality Data Crucial to Hospice Referral Growth appeared first on Hospice News.

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Care Coordination Key to Hospices’ Success in Value-Based Care

Hospice News

JUNE 17, 2022

As more health care reimbursement migrates towards value-based payment models, providers will need to master the art of care coordination. Seriously ill patients can easily fall through the cracks in a fragmented health care system, leading to poorer outcomes and costly hospital stays and emergency department visits.

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Enhancing Care Coordination Can Give Hospices An Edge in Value-Based Models

Hospice News

SEPTEMBER 2, 2022

As more health care reimbursement migrates towards value-based payment models, providers will need to master the art of care coordination. Seriously ill patients can easily fall through the cracks in a fragmented health care system, leading to poorer outcomes and costly hospital stays and emergency department visits.

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Education, Care Coordination Key to Preventing Unnecessary Revocations of the Hospice Benefit

Hospice News

OCTOBER 24, 2023

The post Education, Care Coordination Key to Preventing Unnecessary Revocations of the Hospice Benefit appeared first on Hospice News. “I think it behooves me to share with the patient and family that I am collaborating with that person of trust, who they might otherwise feel is being left out of a loop.”

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Humana, Thyme Care Partnership to Expand Access to Palliative Care

Hospice News

MARCH 4, 2025

Care coordination between providers: Thyme Care coordinates with a members oncologist, primary care physician and other specialists to ensure everyone has the right information at the right time to make informed care decisions.

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Dole Act Could Give Veterans Greater Access to Hospice, Palliative Care

Hospice News

NOVEMBER 26, 2024

This in turn would allow Veterans greater access to palliative care, which is typically a core element of PACE programs, according to Dr. Richard Feifer, chief medical officer at the PACE company InnovAge. The bill also contains provisions designed to enhance care coordination between the VA and PACE providers in communities nationwide. “If

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2024’s Most Read Palliative Care News Stories

Hospice News

DECEMBER 20, 2024

Those services cost saving potential has gained palliative care providers traction in hospitals, health systems and primary care settings. More research has also tied these services to improved outcomes among patients and families and better care coordination.

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Hospice of the Chesapeake Launches New Dementia Program Amid ‘Urgent, Significant’ Need

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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Inside The Pennant Group’s Palliative Care Philosophy and Practice

Hospice News

FEBRUARY 12, 2025

In this model, a clinician, often a nurse practitioner, is responsible for overseeing all the care a patient receives. These practitioners are backed up by a care coordination staff. Walker said that these teams are always looking at patients through a palliative care lens.

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3 Key Hospice Technology Trends

Hospice News

JANUARY 31, 2025

A large key for hospices to navigate is how quickly technology evolves, and the care delivery and operational challenges associated with that rapid pace, he stated. We are investing in AI-driven care coordination and predictive analytics to support personalized patient experiences and improve outcomes.

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How to Diversify Services Within the Medicare Hospice Benefit

Hospice News

JANUARY 31, 2025

The organization last summer achieved a Heart Failure Certification from the American Heart Association, which is evaluated in accordance with evidence-based standards designed to ensure high quality care and adherence to clinical practice guidelines.

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Headwaters Hospice to Launch New Palliative Care Services

Hospice News

JANUARY 31, 2025

Headwaters recognized an opportunity to reduce disparities and drive quality through the development of a new palliative care program. Among the goals of the program is to improve care coordination, continuity of care and timely access, according to Brown.

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Hospices Have Long Road Ahead on Improving Health Equity

Hospice News

NOVEMBER 21, 2024

Additionally, hospices need stronger ties to referral sources for improved care coordination, Garrett said. Ongoing training for health care providers in cultural competence can foster better communication and trust between providers and patients,” she said.

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‘Detrimental, Unnecessary Chaos’ Looms as Hospice Telehealth Waivers Expire

Hospice News

DECEMBER 17, 2024

Telehealth services were also tied to reduced caregiver burden and greater care coordination for remote, rural and underserved communities, the research found. Rural-based hospice providers have leveraged telehealth to improve access for patients while boosting caregiver support and resources.

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How Palliative Care Can Better Support Transplant Patients’ Caregivers

Hospice News

FEBRUARY 7, 2025

For instance, transplant teams could receive cross-training in palliative care principles, while palliative care teams could benefit from greater education around the complexities that organ transplant patients experience.

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Palliative Care’s Most Disruptive Forces in 2025

Hospice News

FEBRUARY 25, 2025

Roughly 40 hospice and palliative care organizations are currently participating in the GUIDE model, which 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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Reimagining Nursing: The Path to a More Resilient Healthcare System

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FEBRUARY 11, 2025

Historically concentrated in acute care , nursing roles are expanding to encompass wellness, prevention, and patient education. The Case for Integrated Care Models Integrated care models revolve around a structured approach to care delivery that emphasizes continuity and coordination across all stages of a patient’s care journey.

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The Tangled Web of Pediatric Palliative Care Payment and Policy

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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CMS Unveils Services Available to Patients in the GUIDE Model, Integrates Palliative Care Principles

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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Why CMS Extended VBID, MA Hospice Carve-In

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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The Strategy Behind CMS’ 2024 Updates to ACO REACH

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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2 Tailwinds Shaping Hospice Growth, Care Delivery

Hospice News

MARCH 14, 2025

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) recent updates to the Accountable Care Organization Realizing Equity, Access and Community Health (ACO REACH) model pose significant opportunities for hospices, according to Faroqui. million Medicare beneficiaries, CMS reported.

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Agrace Takes 3-Pronged Approach to Widening Midwest Footprint

Hospice News

JANUARY 22, 2025

Our expansion is a means of ensuring that Agrace meets the growing demand for patient-centered end-of-life care to underserved communities and residents throughout Wisconsin, Kirkland told Hospice News in an email. The Wauwatosa office is home base for our interdisciplinary care team.

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With Telehealth’s Uncertain Future, Hospices Must Be ‘Flexible’

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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How to ‘Sell’ Palliative Care to Health System Partners

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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SCAN Group, CareOregon Put the Brakes on Planned Merger

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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New Day Healthcare Acquires Compassion Hospice

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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CMS Updates Enhancing Oncology Model for 2025

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 Provider YoloCares Launches Enhanced Care Management to Address Social Determinants

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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Why Hospices Are Pursuing Home-Based Primary Care

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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New CMMI Primary Care Demo Could Pave Way for Hospice, Palliative Partnerships

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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Palliative Care Startups Require Creativity, Flexibility

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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4 Benefits of Hospice Contracts in ACO REACH

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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Bristol Hospice Opens 4 De Novos in 7 Days

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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CMS Extends Hospice VBID Through 2030

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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WellSky Acquires Software Company Experience Care

Hospice News

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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Transitions Care Leverages Tech, New Care Models to Improve Patient Outcomes

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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Advance Care Planning Gaining Recognition, But Not Utilization

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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Hosparus Cuts Ribbon on $1.7M Community Center

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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A Decade of Palliative Telehealth Utilization Shows Quality Improvement

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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Compassus Finalizes Partnership to Form OhioHealth at Home

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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CareMore Health to Rebrand as Carelon

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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6 Ways EHR systems impact home care agencies

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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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How Palliative Care Providers Can Enhance Care Coordination

Care Coordination, Quality Data Crucial to Hospice Referral Growth

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‘Detrimental, Unnecessary Chaos’ Looms as Hospice Telehealth Waivers Expire

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CMS Unveils Services Available to Patients in the GUIDE Model, Integrates Palliative Care Principles

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Agrace Takes 3-Pronged Approach to Widening Midwest Footprint

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SCAN Group, CareOregon Put the Brakes on Planned Merger

New Day Healthcare Acquires Compassion Hospice

CMS Updates Enhancing Oncology Model for 2025

Hospice Provider YoloCares Launches Enhanced Care Management to Address Social Determinants

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CMS Extends Hospice VBID Through 2030

WellSky Acquires Software Company Experience Care

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Compassus Finalizes Partnership to Form OhioHealth at Home

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