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Hospices’ Collaboration with Discharge Planners Key to Effective Care Transitions

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Collaboration with hospital discharge planners can help hospices ensure smoother care transitions and timely referrals. Securing timely referrals for eligible patients remains a challenge because many hospice patients receive care for only a few days prior to death. So, it’s all about communication.”

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What New Allegations that HCA Healthcare Pressured Patients Mean for Hospices

Hospice News

Recent allegations that staff at HCA Healthcare (NYSE: HCA) put pressure on patients to enter hospice dovetail with longstanding questions over how and when patients should be referred. SEIU benchmarked HCA’s hospice transfer rates against national data. It’s hard to say that you have proof.

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Addus Projects ‘Strong, Steady’ Hospice Growth Amid Lingering Pandemic Census Headwinds

Hospice News

NASDAQ: ADUS) saw hospice growth in 2023, despite lingering pandemic-related challenges around daily census. The company anticipates growth in its personal care business in 2024, which will have a reverberating impact in its hospice and home health service lines. Addus purchased Illinois-based hospice provider JourneyCare Inc.

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