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Stillwater Hospice CFO: A Winning Recipe for Improving Rural Hospice Care

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Launched in 2017, the hospice company serves predominantly rural-based populations in Montana, northern Wyoming and South Dakota. What is needed at the operational, regulation or reimbursement levels to improve and address rural-based hospice challenges? If youre a rural hospice, you may have higher reimbursement needs.

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Care Synergy Forms DME Joint Venture with RCC Medical Equipment

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This includes patients of Care Synergys affiliates. The partnership between Care Synergy and RCC Medical Equipment is important to the advancement of hospice care, palliative care, and home health in Colorado, Tim Bowen, president and CEO of Care Synergy, said in a statement.

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How 3 Hospice Companies Are Beating the Workforce Shortage

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“About a year ago, we did a kind of a deep dive into some of our challenges, and we realized that we needed to do a new staffing model, one that would attract dedicated, experienced hospice nurses,” Kalvaitis said at the Hospice News ELEVATE conference in Chicago. “So We were able to hire nurses.

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As Headwinds Rage, Large Hospice Companies Lay Groundwork for Potential 2023 Growth

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Generally, fewer clinicians has meant fewer patients have been receiving hospice care, according to industry observers and companies’ own reports. The company saw a 10.6% Moving to this care management model is going to allow [nurses] to better manage a caseload of patients.

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New Inpatient Centers Unveiled as Other Hospice Programs Consider Closure

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Photo courtesy of VITAS Healthcare Photo courtesy of VITAS Healthcare VITAS Healthcare Inpatient Hospice Unit in Fort Worth, Texas. Patients at the new facility will receive round-the-clock hospice care. VITAS operates 55 hospice programs in 15 states and has 11,679 employees. As we grow, we need more staff.

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Hospice Medical Director Receives 50-Month Prison Sentence for $150M Fraud

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A federal judge has sentenced Jesus Virlar-Cadena, formerly a medical director for the Texas-based hospice company Merida Group, to 50 months in prison for his role in a $152 million scheme. The company operated dozens of locations across Texas. Justice Department indicated in a statement.

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Blue Monarch CEO: Hospice Startup Seeks to Raise Bar on Quality

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Nurse practitioner Raphael and registered nurse Britt Akobundu, a married couple, launched San Diego-based Blue Monarch Hospice this past March, with the intent of improving the quality of life for not only patients and families, but also health care workers. .

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