Hospice News

MARCH 1, 2024

A growing body of research touts the benefits of palliative care for patients, families, and even providers. Palliative Care News spoke with experts in the field to unpack the reasons behind those results and identify the obstacles that are getting in the way of a more effective approach.

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Hospice News

OCTOBER 2, 2023

A growing patient demand is fueling the emergence of integrative palliative care, a blend of traditional biomedical care for serious illness and suite of complementary therapies aimed at improving patient quality of life. Would that help my loved one?’ So simple aerobic exercise is one example.

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Hospice News

FEBRUARY 7, 2024

The senior care company agilon health (NYSE: AGL) will more than double the size of its palliative care program this year, with plans to leverage its robust suite of data to optimize care. agilon health CMO Dr. We can bring powerful data and care pathways. But as agilon, we don’t provide the care ourselves.

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Hospice News

JUNE 21, 2024

Bristol Hospice has acquired Mississippi-based Mid-Delta Hospice, a move that marked its entry into the state. The decision to launch services in a new state came with growing recognition around rising demand for home health and hospice care, according to Bristol Hospice CEO and President Alex Mauricio.

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Hospice News

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

Clinicians often lack exposure to palliative care during their medical training – an issue blocking growth of this workforce during a time of rising demand. One key to growing the supply of palliative care clinicians hinges on data that demonstrates how these services improve patient outcomes.

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Hospice News

JANUARY 9, 2024

Palliative care physicians at Providence St. Labor pressures have haunted hospice and palliative care providers nationwide for several years running, only to be exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic. Hospices that are affiliated with larger health systems may be more likely to see staff participate in labor unions.

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Hospice News

MAY 8, 2024

Given the crucial role that caregivers play in families, their well-being is central to palliative care, and providers need to assist these caregivers by developing sustainable models of support for them. In the United States, more than 40 million adults provide palliative care for family members.

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Hospice News

JULY 5, 2022

Iowa-based Hospice of Washington County is rebuilding and relocating its administrative offices, which also houses the provider’s palliative care clinic. Executives have high hopes that the new location will not only improve patient access, but also staffing efficiencies. of the population.

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Hospice News

AUGUST 25, 2023

Palliative care providers in several states are finding the best way to connect to the community is through pre-existing, and in some cases, non-medical community groups. We worked with them and put an inpatient palliative care provider in the hospital as well as an RN liaison. At the Hospice of Acadiana Inc.

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Hospice News

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

This article is based on a Hospice News discussion with Daniel Schwartz, Chief Strategy Officer at Elara Caring, Devin Woodley, VP of Managed Care Contracting and B2B Sales at VNS Health, Gavin Baumgardner, VP and National Medical Director for Complex and Palliative care at Amedisys, and Anthony Spano, Director of Client Development at Netsmart.

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Hospice News

JULY 19, 2022

While a critical service for patients with serious illnesses, palliative care is vastly underutilized nationwide. Providers have gotten creative in their efforts to improve utilization, with some incorporating pets into nursing visits with patients. The parakeet has been involved in patient care for the past two years.

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Hospice News

OCTOBER 25, 2023

Palliative care providers are faced with uncertainties that abound over the regulatory future of telehealth as they continue to shape their programs. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) allowed palliative care providers to perform patient care visits virtually. During the pandemic, the U.S.

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Hospice News

OCTOBER 26, 2022

Palliative care and hospice providers are enhancing their staff education programs in an effort to better ensure they have a sustainable workforce. More millennials are enter the health care workforce as more baby boomers retire. UnityPoint at Home offers hospice, palliative and other community-based services.

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Hospice News

JANUARY 10, 2023

Expanding its palliative care business is a rising priority for Amedisys Inc., The company’s palliative care strategy rests on the back of risk-based payment models, primarily Medicare Advantage, Kusserow indicated at the J.P. We’re excited to be able to do at-risk palliative in the home.

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Hospice News

DECEMBER 19, 2022

Hospice News spoke with a group of industry leaders — from publicly traded companies, private firms and nonprofit organizations — about the major trends and most pressing concerns on their radar as the new year approaches. Croix Hospice, a portfolio company of H.I.G. Susan Ponder- Stansel, CEO, Alivia Care, a nonprofit.

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Hospice News

JANUARY 27, 2023

New CEO Takes Reigns at Sangre de Cristo Community Care Colorado-based Sangre de Cristo Community Care named Melinda Egging as its new CEO. Egging will oversee operations of the hospice, home health and palliative care organization. This marks her return to the organization.

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Hospice News

MARCH 18, 2024

This article is based on a Palliative Care News discussion with Deanna Heath, Senior Vice President of customer experience at KanTime, Jared King, Vice President of business development and sales at Hospice Dynamix and Sundar Kannan, CEO of KanTime. Can palliative care function without numerous systems?

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Hospice News

MAY 8, 2023

Two years ago, CEO Jonathan Fluhart and COO Tiffany Hughes launched PalliCare to fill a need in the home-based care space. The company employs nurse practitioners and other clinicians to provide palliative care in the home. It’s really been our hottest areas to be in,” Fluhart told Palliative Care News.

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Hospice News

JANUARY 23, 2024

Stanford Medicine Children’s Health recently developed a new palliative care team designed to help improve access and quality among underserved pediatric populations. We’re calling this a palliative paradigm shift and we’re just getting started with it,” Baker told Palliative Care News.

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Hospice News

NOVEMBER 21, 2023

Palliative care organizations that integrate employee feedback into their staff development policies have a fighting chance in battling ongoing burnout and turnover in the field. The palliative care workforce is facing a wide range of challenges that impact their ability to thrive in the field.

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Hospice News

MAY 9, 2023

Data collection and analysis are becoming increasingly important to palliative care providers’ clinical and business processes. This trend has led to many new partnerships that have helped companies make better-informed decisions for patients. Palliative care is such a challenging business. Recently, Sharon S.

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Hospice News

JUNE 6, 2023

Amid a rash of financial headwinds, Forks Community Hospital is investing in a palliative care progam. Nevertheless, Forks is all-in on palliative care. With guidance from the Washington State Rural Palliative Care Initiative, she has set in motion plans to launch a palliative care program at the hospital.

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Hospice News

JULY 28, 2023

Palliative care providers find themselves in a dilemma. Demand for the service they provide is growing, but that growth is hindered by a lack of industry-wide standards for palliative care. Many palliative care programs lose money because there isn’t a sustainable reimbursement model, according to Baird.

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Hospice News

JUNE 9, 2022

This article is based on a Palliative Care conference Q&A with Tina Taylor, Vice President of Palliative Care Compassus and Christina Andrews, Director of Professional Services at Axxess. Hospice News: We have Tina Taylor and we also have Christina Andrews here today. This article is sponsored by Axxess.

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GeriPal

APRIL 26, 2024

Doing home care? Hospice visits? As I argue on the podcast, ELNEC has likely done more to lift the primary palliative care skills of clinicians than any other initiative. He is a palliative care physician at the Durham VA Medical Center in Duke and blogs on Substack at Notes from a Family Meeting.

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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

DECEMBER 16, 2022

The article is based on a webinar hosted by Zaundra Ellis, Vice President of Hospice Solutions at Axxess with input from Cristina Montanez, Care Advocate and Lead Educator at Hospice of the North Coast and Dr. Jennifer Kennedy, VP for Quality and Standards at Community Health Accreditation Program.

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Hospice News

OCTOBER 18, 2023

Oncology practices have increasingly collaborated with palliative care providers — or built their own service lines — to better support cancer patients throughout their health care journeys. He is also a medical oncologist and clinical director of palliative care at Penn Medicine Princeton Health. “We

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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.

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Hospice News

MARCH 21, 2024

Members of Congress are raising questions about the continued Medicare certification for new hospices in areas rife with fraud. Though he pledged more detailed responses at a later date, Becerra told lawmakers that CMS is certifying hospices in markets where there is a need identified in the community. “I Michelle Steel (R-Calif.)

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Hospice News

MARCH 14, 2024

Hospices, in aggregate, are showing improvement on the quality measure for visits in the last days of life. The number of registered nurse and social worker visits during a patient’s final week is one of the seven quality measures that CMS uses to evaluate providers. Through the predictive analytics data, hospice patients at St.

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Hospice News

SEPTEMBER 5, 2023

The home health and hospice provider recently announced the leadership changes in a filing with the U.S. The company in June announced plans to acquire the massive home health and hospice provider Amedisys for $3.3 McLeod was most recently a health care consultant at CD&M Consulting.

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Hospice News

JULY 18, 2022

When it comes to communication and quality of care for Black patients, recent data reinforces the notion that hospices have room to grow. The core of these issues largely rests in the hands of health care providers, according to researcher Brittany Chambers, director of health equity and special initiatives at CAPC.

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Hospice News

MARCH 22, 2024

Hospice providers need to evolve with their changing patient populations and the larger health care system, according to Greg Hagfors, CEO of Partners In Care. A group of volunteers had brought the hospice concept from the United Kingdom to Oregon, according to Hagfors. Do you anticipate further diversification?

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Hospice News

APRIL 23, 2024

A huge need exists for neuropalliative care, Dr. Claire J. Creutzfeldt at the Harborview Medical Center’s Department of Neurology told Palliative Care News. Palliative care offers support for a variety of symptoms through interdisciplinary care.

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Hospice News

MAY 19, 2023

Hospice of the Panhandle Promotes New CEO from Within West Virginia-based Hospice of the Panhandle has appointed Chief Clinical Officer Nikki Bigiarelli as its new CEO. The hospice world is constantly changing,” Bigiarelli said. Palliative care will be expanded. The bottom line is to help more people.

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Hospice News

MAY 25, 2023

The roles of hospice volunteers have morphed during the pandemic in ways that could have lasting impacts on how providers mold care delivery models – including increasing clinical capacity. She stated this during the National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization’s (NHPCO) Interdisciplinary Team Conference.

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