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Value-Based Care a Driver of Palliative Care Investment

Hospice News

Dr. Julia Frydman, senior medical director at Nashville-based Thyme Care, runs its palliative care wing. Her program aims to prevent critical and expensive medical issues from emerging. 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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Humana, Thyme Care Partnership to Expand Access to Palliative Care

Hospice News

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. A new partnership between Humana Inc.

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Contessa’s Lessons Learned on Risk-Based Palliative Care

Hospice News

As Contessa Health pioneers a growing value-based palliative care-at-home program, they’ve encountered some learning curves when it comes to operating within a new payment system. Contessa is a subsidiary of Amedisys (NASDAQ: AMED), which the home health and hospice provider acquired in 2021 for $250 million.

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C-TAC: CMS’ ‘Palliative’ Definition in 2025 Proposed Hospice Rule ‘Misaligned, Problematic’

Hospice News

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ (CMS) 2025 proposed hospice payment rule contained a request for information (RFI) on the potential implementation of reimbursement pathways for “high intensity palliative care services,” such as chemotherapy, blood transfusion and dialysis.

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Palliative Care Startups Require Creativity, Flexibility

Hospice News

Our program is staffed by nurse practitioners and social workers, under the oversight of our medical director. Whether operating under an FFS or a per-member-per-month model, the sustainability and scalability of these programs hinge on prudent financial management and well-informed business decisions.

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How Northeast Georgia Medical Center Rebuilt Its Community-Based Palliative Program

Hospice News

Patients at the Northeast Georgia Medical Center can now take advantage of a new palliative care program that brings the care from the clinic or hospital into the patient’s home. Dr. Leena Dutta, medical director of hospice and in-home palliative care for the center, joined the program in May, 2022 and oversaw the initiative.

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2025 Proposed Rule Seeks to Clarify Physician Certification of Hospice Patients

Hospice News

According to language in the proposal, designated physician members of the hospice interdisciplinary team may certify patients for hospice if the medical director is unavailable. Clarification from CMS in these areas will be helpful to hospices, physicians and those reviewing hospice records for compliance.”

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