Hospice News

JANUARY 17, 2023

Home health and hospice provider Enhabit, Inc. The company’s more than 10,000 employees provide care from 105 hospice and 252 home health locations in 34 states. The company plans to deploy $50 to $100 million annually towards transactions, leaning 60% to 70% in the direction of hospice, Jacobsmeyer previously told Hospice News.

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Hospice News

DECEMBER 15, 2023

Agape Care Names New Palliative Medical Director Agape Care Group, a portfolio company of Ridgemont Equity Partners has appointed Kari Bradford, a doctor of nursing practice, as its new palliative medical director. The foundation is the philanthropic arm of Tidewell Hospice, an affiliate of Empath Health.

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Hospice News

JUNE 28, 2023

But in time, her drive to improve patients’ quality of life led her to the hospice and palliative care fields. Templeton now is a hospice physician consultant at Weatherbee Resources as well as medical director for Texas-based Hendrick Hospice Care. What qualities or characteristics would such a person possess?

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Hospice News

AUGUST 26, 2022

She returns to the company after nearly three years at the helm of San Diego-based The Elizabeth Hospice as its chief strategy officer. Bliss has more than 18 years of hospice leadership experience, along with 12 years of managing hospice and home health operations across multi-site locations.

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Hospice News

JANUARY 15, 2025

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. A total of 30 hospice transactions were completed in 2023, compared to 19 deals as of the end of 2024s third quarter, the report found.

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Hospice News

APRIL 16, 2025

Training interdisciplinary staff to identify and address patients nonmedical needs is a significant component of quality palliative care delivery, according to Dr. Tracy Romanello, medical director at Catholic Hospice and Catholic Palliative Care Services. Dr. Tracy Romanello at the Hospice News ELEVATE event.

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Hospice News

APRIL 4, 2025

Capturing real-time quality data is an important part of effectively managing patients symptoms and needs, according to Dr. Monisha Pujari, medical director of Georgia-based Longleaf Hospice & Palliative Care. The post Defining Palliative Care Quality in Murky Regulatory Waters appeared first on Hospice News.

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Hospice News

APRIL 18, 2025

For Hope Hospice, prescribing habits were fine. An affiliate of Chapters Health System, Hope Hospice, based in Fort Myers, Florida, was looking for ways to optimize their ordering habits particularly for drugs that could be deprescribed or that have effective lower-cost alternatives. The new count: nine.

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Hospice News

NOVEMBER 11, 2024

Palliative care and hospice providers can collaborate with ACOs by becoming members of those organizations themselves, or by contracting with them through a preferred provider network. Lowentritt is also senior medical director of Aledade, a network of ACO primary care organizations. million patients annually.

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Hospice News

MARCH 7, 2025

But palliative providers have long-faced a challenging reimbursement trajectory in supporting their sustainability, she said during Hospice News virtual Palliative Care Outlook Summit. The post-hospice carve-in landscape left lingering questions around the potential for a widening scope of palliative value-based reimbursement.

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Hospice News

MARCH 4, 2025

This agreement directly addresses one of health care’s most significant gaps the fact that only 12% of patients who could benefit from palliative care services currently receive them, Dr. Julia Frydman, senior medical director for Thyme Care, told Palliative Care News.

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Hospice News

SEPTEMBER 24, 2024

Traditions Health Names SVP of Hospice Operations Traditions Health has appointed Tom Moreland as its new senior vice president of hospice operations. Franklin, Tennessee-headquartered Traditions provides hospice, home health and palliative care as well as consulting services across 18 states.

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Hospice News

APRIL 1, 2025

Having sufficient staff is key to building a palliative care program, according to Dr. Kerry Moss, palliative care medical director for Connecticut Children’s. Its moving the mark forward as its happening, Moss told Hospice News during the summit. When were building it, then they come. Theres endless opportunities.

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Hospice News

APRIL 21, 2025

Gavin Baumgardner, vice president and national medical director for complex and palliative care at Contessa Health, a subsidiary of Amedisys (Nasdaq: AMED). The post Value-Based Palliative Care Moving Toward Risk-Based Models appeared first on Hospice News. There’s a large spectrum of value based care.

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Hospice News

AUGUST 28, 2024

A federal court has sentenced Dr. John Thropay, a former medical director for several hospice companies, to 37 months in prison for his involvement in a $2.8 million hospice fraud scheme. Among the companies for which Thropay worked was Blue Sky Hospice, located in Van Nuys, California.

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Hospice News

APRIL 12, 2024

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ (CMS) proposed 2025 hospice rule contains clarifications on which physicians may certify patients for hospice enrollment. Clarification from CMS in these areas will be helpful to hospices, physicians and those reviewing hospice records for compliance.”

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AUGUST 25, 2022

Buyers in a hot hospice M&A market are bringing compliance under a microscope as regulators keep a tight watch. All hospice transactions undergo some type of compliance review. But there’s nothing routine about these reviews in today’s current hospice regulatory environment. This includes the U.S.

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Hospice News

FEBRUARY 5, 2025

Texas-based Heart to Heart Hospice has launched a de novo in the West Columbia community in its home state. The new location is branded as Heart to Heart Hospice of the Riverbend and is now accepting patients. Similar to national demographic trends, a growing aging population is driving demand for hospice in Texas.

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Hospice News

OCTOBER 1, 2024

The workforce shortage and value-based care will shape the future of hospice, according to some providers. To keep pace, hospice providers must start preparing now, according to Phil Ward, president and CEO of Community Hospice of Northeast Florida. Hospice is a great space in health care. Anderson said.

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Hospice News

OCTOBER 10, 2024

Cameron Muir has been named as the new CMO of the National Partnership for Healthcare and Hospice Innovation (NPHI). His new title signals the organization’s strategic plans to reshape hospice care delivery through patient-centered, innovative approaches, according to NPHI CEO Tom Koutsoumpas.

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MARCH 12, 2025

Karlin is also palliative care medical director at UCLA Healths Palliative Care Program. The post Transitioning Pediatric Patients Into Adult Palliative Care Programs appeared first on Hospice News. We as clinicians need to adjust our thinking. They need tools to help them make their plans. They need to have a voice.

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Hospice News

JUNE 21, 2024

Anti-kickback and health care fraud cases have recently cropped up in two southern states, with hospice personnel facing millions in fines and one owner facing imprisonment for their involvement. David Lovell, its founder and owner, launched the for-profit hospice in 2010, and the enterprise became Medicare-certified in 2012.

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Hospice News

DECEMBER 5, 2022

In this Voices interview, Hospice News sits down with Dr. Khai Nguyen , National Medical Director, Geriatrician for CHAP, to talk about the age-friendly care movement. Hospice News: What career experiences do you most draw from in your role today? That roundtable approach is key in hospice as it is at CHAP.

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Hospice News

APRIL 26, 2024

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has delayed the implementation of hospice certifying physician Medicare enrollment requirements. CMS delayed the date to enroll in or opt out of Medicare until June 3 for physicians who certify hospice services.

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Hospice News

MAY 7, 2024

Fraudulent hospices continue to proliferate, and some may be moving between states to escape regulators. Beginning in 2021, numerous reports emerged of unethical or illegal practices among hundreds of newly licensed hospices, particularly among new companies popping up in California, Texas, Nevada and Arizona.

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Hospice News

OCTOBER 4, 2023

John Mulder, chief consultant for hospice and palliative care medicine for Michigan’s Faith Hospice, was drawn to the field after witnessing his father’s difficult end-of-life experience. Having begun his practice 40 years ago in family medicine, he came to hospice in 1983 when he was asked to serve on the board of a local provider.

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Hospice News

SEPTEMBER 20, 2023

Guaranteed’s New SVP of Growth, Strategy Tech-enabled hospice startup Guaranteed has named Ryan Malone as its new senior vice president of growth and strategy. Previously, he was head of growth at Mavencare, and served in sales manager and director roles at Hometeam from 2013 to 2016.

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Hospice News

SEPTEMBER 15, 2023

Technology and service diversification are two levers driving innovation in an evolving hospice landscape. Virtual care delivery processes are playing a key role in hospices’ ability to support both patients and staff as end-of-life care expands further upstream. We have to service the individuals in between,” Hamilton Fried said. “We

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Hospice News

APRIL 1, 2025

Croix Hospice has opened 10 new branches so far during 2025. “National data demonstrates how underutilized hospice benefits are for those at the end of life,” said Dr. . Croix Hospice, in a statement. Croix Hospice opened in 2024. The hospice provider is a portfolio company of the private equity firm H.I.G.

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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. Established in 1996, Providence Hospice-Community Healthcare of Texas is the Lone Star state’s largest not-for-profit hospice and palliative care provider.

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Hospice News

JUNE 17, 2024

The Indiana-based Center for Hospice Care (CHC) has unveiled a new palliative care program, branded as Kaleidoscope. Kaleidoscope is a community-based palliative care program where we’re seeing patients in the privacy of their own home,” CHC Medical Director Karissa Misner told local news. “We

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Hospice News

AUGUST 27, 2024

Trust and collaborative communication are essential to hospice executive teams seeking to weather a changing health care system. The nonprofit health system provides home care, hospice, palliative and dementia care across Rhode Island and southeastern Massachusetts. Franchitto and Martin have led the organization for roughly 15 years.

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Hospice News

JUNE 17, 2024

Joe Rotella, chief medical officer of the American Academy of Hospice and Palliative Medicine (AAHPM), calls on hospices to maintain their core principles amid a churning sea of regulatory and economic changes. It has just seen so much growth in hospice and palliative care. Now, Rotella will soon retire from AAHPM.

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Hospice News

NOVEMBER 16, 2022

population, and hospices are developing more programs and resources to address their unique needs. These patients have unique mental, physical and socioeconomic needs when they come to hospice, according to Dr. Faith Protsman, VITAS regional medical director in California. “So Langan also served as a physician at the U.S.

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Hospice News

JUNE 12, 2024

Among the challenges is a general lack of awareness of palliative care and its distinctions from hospice among the public, clinicians in other settings and payers. Jennifer Blechman, palliative care medical director at the Oregon-based nonprofit Partners in Care said at the Hospice News Virtual Staffing Summit.

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Hospice News

OCTOBER 27, 2023

With burnout as a major cause of turnover, hospices are applying technology to take some of the pressure off of staff in hopes of boosting retention. Hospice nurses pointed to this issue as their number-one concern about their jobs in a recent survey by The Amity Group. Nurses are saying, ‘I love being a hospice nurse.

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Hospice News

SEPTEMBER 16, 2022

The South Carolina-based hospice and palliative care provider is a portfolio company of the private equity firm Ridgemont Equity Partners. There is tremendous opportunity in the hospice and palliative care landscape to add great organizations to the Agape Care portfolio, merging resources to enhance providers and reach more patients.”.

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