Fri.Nov 08, 2024

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Hospice Researchers Seek to Untangle Possible Relationships Between Tax Status and Outcomes

Hospice News

Stakeholders and policymakers who shape the hospice industry are making connections between a provider’s tax status and quality indicators. Their perceptions could have significant repercussions on the outlook of hospice investments. More private equity (PE) investors have stepped into the hospice and home health space in recent years. This trend extends across the broader health care continuum, as certain types of owners — notably private equity entities — have come under scrutiny from lawmaker

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Nursing Tip of the Day! - Critical Care Nursing

Nurse Nacole

Category: Critical Care Nursing Capnography is used in the ED for intubated and nonintubated patients. For intubated patients, it provides information regarding respiratory function and ventilator settings and gives immediate notification of accidental extubation.

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agilon health to Exit Payer, Provider Agreements to Bolster Long-Term Financial Outlook

Hospice News

The primary care company agilon health (NYSE: agilon) sustained a gut-punching third quarter as it seeks to build out its palliative care model. The company is a value-based organization that partners with primary care physicians nationwide to jointly take on the total cost and quality of care for their senior patients through Medicare Advantage or the the U.S.

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