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3 Quality Keys Driving Hospice Staff, Family Caregiver Satisfaction

Hospice News

Research has uncovered common threads of quality impacts among the largest hospices nationwide as providers employ a range of initiatives to uproot the underlying causes of staff and family caregiver dissatisfaction. If your staffing is insufficient, people are not going to get timely help,” Hotchkiss told Hospice News.

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Hospice of the Chesapeake Launches New Dementia Program Amid ‘Urgent, Significant’ Need

Hospice News

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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7 ‘Hidden Gem’ Hospice News Stories in 2024

Hospice News

Hospice News explores the issues garnering growing attention in end-of-life care delivery in seven of this years hidden gem stories. Topics span trends related to program integrity, workforce development, health equity, service diversification and the keys to hospices growth strategies. Optum completed its $5.4

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California Hospice Owner Receives 12-Year Prison Sentence in Fraud Case

Hospice News

Fichidzhyan committed the fraud through sham hospice companies and a home health company that he owned, according to the U.S. The court found that he conspired with others to bill Medicare for hospice care that was not medically necessary and never provided. Department of Justice.

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

Hospice News

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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Hospices to ‘Optimize’ Telehealth Amid Regulatory Uncertainties

Hospice News

If they end as planned, hospice providers, as well as patients and families, could face potentially detrimental impacts, according to several hospice leaders. The continuing resolution preserved the flexibility allowing hospices to perform face-to-face recertifications through telehealth. Hospice News photo by TBAR Productions.

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‘Small But Significant’ Keys to Amplifying Hospice Grief Support

Hospice News

Grief support service lines can be an important pathway for hospices to reach communities outside of their patient populations. Ensuring that hospices bereavement programs are equipped to support grieving families of all walks takes thoughtful consideration and a two-pronged strategic approach, she stated.

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