Hospice News

JANUARY 10, 2025

Hospice chaplains often have little recourse for upward mobility along their career ladders. More professionals from a wider range of interfaith groups are entering the field, according to Shana Sullivan, bereavement coordinator of Texas-based Heart to Heart Hospice. He has also held hospice chaplain roles at St.

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Hospice News

JANUARY 15, 2025

A clear trend has emerged in the health care industry: Mergers and acquisitions of healthcare firms have slowed year over year. An estimated six hospice deals took place in Q3 of last year, with six home health and 11 home care also completed, Mertz Taggart reported. Private equity transactions represented half of these deals.

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Hospice News

NOVEMBER 27, 2024

Patients who recently received pancreatic cancer diagnoses may benefit from receiving palliative care services alongside mental health treatments, according to a recent study published in the MDPI journal Healthcare, which spanned the outcomes of 4,029 adults with this condition across an eight-year period. Roughly 22.8%

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Hospice News

NOVEMBER 25, 2024

Hospice of the Chesapeake has unfurled a new dementia care program aimed at providing improved emotional, educational and practical support for patients and their caregivers as their conditions progress. The new program provides patients and their caregivers with direct support from Hospice of the Chesapeake’s interdisciplinary care team.

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Hospice News

OCTOBER 28, 2024

Hospices have grown increasingly frustrated by fraudulent operators in the space and how their activities affect legitimate operators’ financial health. This is the second of a two-part Hospice News series that explores how fraud, waste and abuse in the hospice space could create headwinds for the industry at large.

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Hospice News

JANUARY 8, 2025

Six nonprofit hospice providers recently joined forces to form the Hawaii Palliative and Hospice Care Collaborative. The new collaborative includes Hawaii Care Choices, Hospice Maui, Kauai Hospice, Navian Hawaii, North Hawaii Hospice and St. Francis Healthcare System of Hawaiis hospice program.

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Hospice News

DECEMBER 6, 2024

Data has become a crucial component of understanding both unmet patient needs and where to fuel resources that address them, Empath Health President and CEO Jonathan Fleece said during the Hospice News Palliative Care Executive webinar. The power of data [along] with the power of a patient-provider experience thats a game changer.

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Hospice News

FEBRUARY 5, 2025

WTWH Healthcare, a WTWH Media company, is proud to announce the winners of the 2025 Aspect Awards.

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Hospice News

DECEMBER 11, 2024

The Chicago-based Elea Institute is seeking to improve public awareness of hospice and palliative care as well as convene discussions about ways to rethink the Medicare benefit. One is access to hospice and palliative care and serious illness care, then education and awareness. We boiled it down to three major areas.

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Hospice News

NOVEMBER 6, 2024

Beth Van Duyne (R-Texas) and Jimmy Panetta (D-California) have introduced a bill that would reform aspects of the hospice Special Focus Program (SFP). If enacted, the Enhancing Hospice Oversight and Transparency Act also would increase the penalty for hospices that do not report quality measure data to 10% by 2027, up from 4% currently.

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Hospice News

MAY 20, 2025

The nuances of interdisciplinary palliative care delivery must be clearly communicated throughout the hiring and onboarding processes to ensure that staff are fully prepared to navigate the challenges of supporting seriously ill patient populations, Winokur said during the Hospice News ELEVATE conference in Florida.

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Hospice News

OCTOBER 31, 2024

Rami Moustafa Shaarawy recently filed a civil action lawsuit against HHS, CMS and Noridian Healthcare Solutions LLC, seeking to prevent termination of his physician billing privileges following Medicare fraud risk allegations presented by an independent contractor. court documents stated. Shaarawy filed an injunction with the U.S.

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Hospice News

MARCH 7, 2025

Mahogany Home Health and Hospice recently launched services in southwestern Ohio. The new hospice startup is the first Black-owned hospice and home health organization statewide with a drive to improve utilization among underserved populations. Couzens has also held hospice chaplain roles at St.

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Hospice News

DECEMBER 4, 2024

Tutera Senior Living & Health Care and Residential Home Health and Hospice have expanded their existing partnership to offer hospice care in the Kansas City, Missouri, region. This latest move adds hospice to the mix. The company is a division of Graham Healthcare Group, a subsidiary of Graham Holdings Company (NYSE: GHC).

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Hospice News

DECEMBER 19, 2024

Several executives are stepping into new roles at hospice organizations across the country as the new year draws near. Brand was previously senior vice president of hospice and palliative care at New York-based VNS Health, holding a similar role at CareCentrix prior to that. Nasdaq: PNTG). million in Fiscal Year (FY) 2022.

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Hospice News

MARCH 17, 2025

While Congress has avoided another telehealth cliff and we are grateful for the six-month extension provided, access to care for millions of Medicare patients, including six million seniors that rely on telehealth services, remains at-risk, Mirich said in a statement shared with Hospice News.

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Hospice News

JANUARY 31, 2025

WTWH Healthcare, a WTWH Media company, is proud to announce the Frontline Honors Class of 2024. This years honorees represent a diverse array of frontline workers across a range of sectors and types of organizations, but they are unified by the passion, commitment and skill they bring to the often difficult work that they do each day.

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Hospice News

AUGUST 23, 2024

Providence Hospice-Community Healthcare of Texas has established a new palliative care clinic at Limestone Medical Center in its home state. Joshua Wesley, medical director for Providence Hospice-Community Healthcare of Texas, in a statement. The clinic officially opened on Aug.

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Hospice News

DECEMBER 21, 2023

The hospice and senior care provider Helios Care is partnering with the integrated health system Bassett Healthcare Network to bring more extensive access to hospice and palliative care to patients in central New York. Formerly known as Catskills Area Hospice and Palliative Care, the organization rebranded as Helios in 2019.

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Hospice News

APRIL 18, 2025

The barometer is falling in hospice care delivery. Adaptability is a providers hallmark in todays current hospice landscape, according to Greg Wood, executive director at Hospice of the Ozarks. Hospice of the Ozarks also has a veterans program and offers pet therapy services. DBA Hope HealthCare Services.

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Hospice News

MARCH 19, 2025

The seed for Texas-based Pallicare was planted at a chance meeting at a 2021 conference between Jonathan Fluhart, a management professional with a background in aerospace, technology, and hospice industries, and nurse practitioner Tiffany Hughes. Palliative care is often seen as a loss leader, but Fluhart and Hughes saw it as an opportunity.

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Hospice News

MAY 21, 2025

Empath Health is focused on providing life-changing care, offering a range of services from hospice and palliative care to elder care that supports people through every stage of life. That mission is shared by its charitable arm The Suncoast Hospice Foundation. Johnson said these occasions are more than just fundraisers.

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Hospice News

JANUARY 14, 2025

Historically, VITAS Healthcare has relied heavily on organic growth, a strategy the company is not turning away from. In April, VITAS acquired Covenant Health and Community Services hospice operations as well as one assisted living facility in an $85 million deal. However, it may add more acquisitions to the mix. NYSE: CHE).

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Hospice News

JANUARY 13, 2025

New executives have stepped into c-suite and other roles at some of the nations largest hospice organizations as 2025 kicks off. Johnson will oversee the work of Empaths several foundations Suncoast Hospice Foundation, Tidewell Foundation, Hospice of Marion County Foundation and Trustbridge Hospice Foundation.

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Hospice News

MAY 20, 2025

It is based on a Hospice News discussion with Ganesh Sundar, Director at KanTime, and Scott Brown, President and CEO of MyDirectives. This discussion took place on April 10, 2025, during the Hospice ELEVATE Conference. Hospice News: With our next session, Leveraging AI and Other Digital Tools in Hospice and Palliative Care.

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Hospice News

MAY 16, 2022

CVS Health Corporation (NYSE: CVS) subsidiary Aetna has selected Ohio’s Hospice and Pure Healthcare as part of the insurance company’s hospice and palliative care preferred provider network for Value-Based Insurance Design (VBID) in the Buckeye State. Participation in the demonstration is voluntary for both payers and providers.

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Hospice News

MARCH 17, 2025

Hospice providers across the country have appointed new leadership, including local, regional and national companies. Dartmouth Health VNH Taps Interim CEO Dartmouth Health Visiting Nurse and Hospice for Vermont and New Hampshire (VNH) has named registered nurse Tammy L. She succeeded Jim Mattingly, effective March 4.

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Hospice News

JANUARY 3, 2025

NASDAQ: PNTG) completed its $80 million acquisition of Signature Healthcare at Homes hospice and home health assets. This is a substantial purchase that allows us to serve multiple new markets across Oregon and cements Pennant as one of the leading providers of home health and hospice in the Pacific Northwest.

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Hospice News

MAY 21, 2024

Maine-based Androscoggin Home Healthcare and Hospice has rebranded as Andwell Health Partners to better reflect its growing suite of services. The company launched in 1966 as a home health company, later adding hospice, palliative, behavioral health and community care services. “As

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Hospice News

AUGUST 7, 2024

Hospice reimbursement trends influence palliative care payment and delivery. Among the significant changes coming this year is the end of the hospice component of the value-based insurance design (VBID) model, as of Dec. The North Carolina-based hospice, home health and palliative care provider is part of the Liberty Health system. “The

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Hospice News

NOVEMBER 25, 2024

In this episode, Hospice News Senior Editor Jim Parker speaks with Marianne Muzic-Lucenti, manager of one of the oldest pediatric palliative care programs in the nation, at St. Mary’s Healthcare System in Queens, New York City. Mary’s Healthcare System appeared first on Hospice News.

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Hospice News

JANUARY 28, 2025

A range of new hospice executives have been recently tapped to lead organizations nationwide. AAHPM Announces New President-Elect Dr. Arif Kamal recently became the new president-elect of the American Academy of Hospice and Palliative Medicine (AAHPM). The hospice provider has inpatient care centers at Holy Cross Hospital, St.

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Hospice News

MARCH 22, 2024

A group of seven nonprofit hospices has launched a palliative care organization branded as Integrity Care Partners. The founding organizations are each members of the Texas Nonprofit Hospice Alliance, a regional collaborative of which Integrity Care Partners is an extension.

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Hospice News

NOVEMBER 14, 2024

WTWH Healthcare is accepting submissions through Nov. The post Recognize Hospice Leaders: WTWH Healthcare Prism Awards Deadline Approaches appeared first on Hospice News. For more information about the program, visit the Prism Awards website. Additional questions can be directed to awards@wtwhmedia.com.

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JUNE 27, 2022

The interdisciplinary nature of palliative care, especially the inclusion of social workers, positions palliative care nicely to help to address the myriad needs that people have,” Maxwell told Hospice News. “The Programs to address social determinants have likewise been found to reduce health care expenditures. Case in point, the U.S.

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Hospice News

APRIL 28, 2023

Ohio-based palliative care provider Pure Healthcare is collaborating with the nonprofit managed care organization CareSource to implement a new care management model designed to support chronically ill patients. Pure Healthcare and CareSource are both headquartered in Dayton, Ohio. “It

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Hospice News

FEBRUARY 11, 2025

Several hospice and health care organizations have appointed new leaders to take the helm during a time of growing demand nationwide. Calvary is the only hospital in the United States thats specifically dedicated to providing hospice and palliative care. Fosina was previously the hospitals COO, serving in the role since March 2024.

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