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How 3 Hospice Companies Are Beating the Workforce Shortage

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hospice providers have the same problem — a workforce shortage — many seek to address it using unique solutions. Worsening workforce shortages have been keeping hospice leaders awake at night for several years running. Hospices, in turn, have taken new steps to gain or keep their staff, particularly clinicians. Though most U.S.

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

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Labor shortages and other headwinds have battered hospices during 2022, including large companies. During Q3 in particular, several companies also saw the need to increase utilization of contract labor or reduce the number of patients served as a rising number of employees took time off to regroup. The company saw a 10.6%

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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. . As a nurse practitioner, what led you to begin a hospice program?

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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. Several co-conspirators were also convicted, including the company’s owner, Rodney Mesquias, and CEO Henry McInnis.

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Compassus CEO Mike Asselta: Hospice, Home Health JVs Crucial to Growth

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Home-based care provider Compassus has been on a growth trajectory for several years running – placing hospice and home health at the center of its strategic vision. Compassus provides home health, home infusion, palliative and hospice care across 30 states. So, this is the core part of our strategy.

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Residential Home Health and Hospice Expands Via Tutera Senior Living Partnership

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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 two organizations expanded their partnership last year to include palliative care.

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Hospice Advocacy Groups Call on CMS, Congress to Strengthen Program Integrity Oversight

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Four national hospice and senior care industry groups have called on Congress and the U.S. The proposed list of measures outlined in Hospice Program Integrity aimed to create more effective oversight. “A A lot of eyes are looking at hospice at this point in time.

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