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3 Key Hospice Technology Trends

Hospice News

Hospices see improved quality and operational efficiency as their biggest return on technology investments in three key areas. Keeping pace with the evolving technology landscape can be pivotal for hospices sustainability as rising demand pressurizes workforces, Pathek indicated. AccentCare, Agape Care Group and St.

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Headwaters Hospice to Launch New Palliative Care Services

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Montana-based Headwaters Hospice and Palliative Care LLC will soon unveil a new palliative care service line, set to launch later this year. The move comes as the hospice provider expands its reach across its home state. Right now we are providing hospice, but we are actively starting a palliative program.

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Care Coordination, Quality Data Crucial to Hospice Referral Growth

Hospice News

Care coordination and quality data will be engines for hospice referral growth. Hospices saw census volumes drop during the COVID-19 public health emergency as facilities nationwide restricted access to patients amid mandated state closures. Quality is at the crux of every aspect of the care continuum, Luo stated.

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2 Tailwinds Shaping Hospice Growth, Care Delivery

Hospice News

Rising demand for end-of-life care is pushing hospice growth opportunities to the forefront in value-based reimbursement. More payers in this arena are increasingly recognizing the depth of potential beneficial outcomes when it comes to collaborative hospice partnerships. National hospice utilization rates reached 49.1%

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Inside Heart to Heart Hospice’s Palliative Care Growth Strategy

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Heart to Heart Hospices return on investment in its community-based palliative care service line has come in the form of improved quality and financial outcomes. The results are a product of the hospices recently formed value-based partnership with a leading unnamed Medicare Advantage plan in its home state.

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Avoiding ‘Cannibalizing’ Trends in Hospice Service Diversification

Hospice News

Hospices are taking myriad pathways toward greater service diversification. Service diversification is more than a growing trend in the hospice space, according to Kirva Hospice CEO Cheryl Hamilton Fried. Thats disjointed care, and so we need a solution that allows people to move more smoothly through that process.

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CMS Extends Hospice VBID Through 2030

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Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is extending the value-based insurance design demonstration for calendar years 2025 to 2030, including the hospice component. The hospice component of VBID, also called the MA carve-in, launched in 2021 and was originally slated to complete after four years. It makes sense.

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