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Hospice of the Valley: Redefining the End-of-Life Care Delivery Outlook

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Rising competition in the hospice space has fueled pivotal changes in end-of-life care delivery both for better and for worse, according to Arizona-based Hospice of the Valley Executive Director Debbie Shumway. Some hospices have embraced service diversification while others have remained focused on end-of-life care.

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7 ‘Hidden Gem’ Hospice News Stories in 2024

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Hospice News explores the issues garnering growing attention in end-of-life care delivery in seven of this years hidden gem stories. Patient, Staff Satisfaction Biggest ROIs of Trauma-Informed Hospice Care Investing in trauma-informed training can come with improved hospice patient and staff satisfaction.

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Reps. Van Duyne, Panetta Introduce Bill to Reform Hospice Special Focus Program

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Hospices flagged by the SFP also will be surveyed every six months rather than the current three-year cycle and could face monetary penalties or expulsion from the Medicare program. When it comes to end-of-life care, you only have one chance to get it right,” Van Duyne said in a statement emailed to Hospice News.

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3 Major Tactics Used by Hospice Scammers

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These regions have seen swarms of new hospices emerging and receiving Medicare dollars. When it comes to identify theft, fraudulent hospices obtain patients information and enroll them in hospice without their knowledge or consent. Many of these patients end up back in the hospital because they are receiving no help in the home.

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The Problematic State of Health Equity in Hospice

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Peeling back problematic barriers Caucasians and individuals in urban areas have historically been the largest patient populations to access hospice care. White Medicare decedents represented 86% of individuals who utilized hospice in 2023, reported the National Alliance for Care at Home. in 2023, compared to 17.9%

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Family Hospice, Alzheimers Association Partner to Expand Dementia Education

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Our goal is simple: to make sure families living with Alzheimers and related dementias have the information, support and care they need when they need it most, Paige Powell, sales support manager for Family Hospice, told Hospice News in an email. Family Hospice was founded by Jack Draughon and Mark Kimsey three years ago.

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How an Advance Care Planning Bill Could Impact Hospice and Medicare

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and Susan Collins (R-Maine) introduced the Improving Access to Advance Care Planning Act to the Senate designed to promote greater access to those services among Medicare beneficiaries. The goal of the bill is to think about barriers to advance care planning utilization. Warner (D-Va.) House of Representatives by Rep.

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