Hospice News

JUNE 7, 2024

Researchers found that early palliative care via telehealth often improves quality of life for patients with advanced non–small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) at a level equivalent to in-person care, according to a study presented at the 2024 American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) annual meeting.

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Hospice News

OCTOBER 11, 2024

Health literacy is the degree to which individuals can obtain, process and understand basic health information and services needed to make appropriate health decisions, according to the Institute of Medicine. The issue deepens when it comes to palliative care. There are a lot of barriers.

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Hospice News

MAY 7, 2024

It’s not just past, but also present experiences that are still in existence and impact the quality of care that transgender patients receive,” Fried said. Ultimately, the negative impacts include a lack of access and quality of care for seriously ill transgender patients, Fried indicated.

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Hospice News

MARCH 29, 2024

It also featured a series of requests for information (RFI) on issues like health equity, social determinants of health and future quality measures. “The hospice community should pay attention to the information request on high cost services as it may signal an emerging interest in payment model reform.”

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Hospice News

JULY 8, 2024

That presents the opportunity to figure out prospectively how to keep risks at a minimum. Hospices have faced increased risk of cybersecurity threats that have included incidents of exposed private health information belonging to patients. It’s a terribly exciting frontier, we just need to go in it with caution.”

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Hospice News

AUGUST 5, 2024

VNS Health staff, with lead researcher Rutgers University Assistant Professor Elizabeth Luth, presented their findings at the recent International Nurse Informatics Conference. ”We

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Hospice News

DECEMBER 8, 2023

Adding any new form of coverage to Medicaid takes a substantial commitment of time and resources, including investing and designing the benefit, building out the information technology infrastructure and, critically, securing the federal approvals and financial participation necessary to reduce state costs.

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Hospice News

APRIL 17, 2024

OIG, on behalf of CMS, informed the hospice that it would be audited in a May 2018 letter. For Hagfors, the nonprofit provider lawsuit presents an opportunity not only to recoup funds but to defend its employees against OIG’s allegations. “I The audit examined medical and billing records for 100 patients from Jan. 1, 2016 and Dec.

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Hospice News

OCTOBER 31, 2024

Rami Moustafa Shaarawy recently filed a civil action lawsuit against HHS, CMS and Noridian Healthcare Solutions LLC, seeking to prevent termination of his physician billing privileges following Medicare fraud risk allegations presented by an independent contractor.

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Hospice News

APRIL 23, 2024

We were able to fund 13 junior investigators to come to Denver to present research into neuropalliative care.” Also, as more people want to increase their palliative knowledge without formal training, the INPCS is working to be the place for the information.” To increase the number of specialists in the field, Daly said.

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Hospice News

SEPTEMBER 11, 2024

For Enclara, predicting disease progression presents several opportunities to help our hospice partners improve quality while managing expenses. No matter how smart the technology gets, it’s only as good as the information providers put into it. For more information on Voices, please contact sales-healthcare@wtwhmedia.com.

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Hospice News

APRIL 18, 2023

hike in the per diem base rate, the proposal includes new requirements and requests for information around who can certify patients, program integrity, health equity initiatives, quality measurement and telehealth. In addition to a 2.8% The post NHPCO: Proposed 2.8% Hospice Payment Hike Insufficient appeared first on Hospice News.

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Hospice News

NOVEMBER 27, 2022

While 76% of respondents indicated that they thought the aging population presented a problem, only 14% said the country was prepared to address it. Hospices may be able to use the survey data to inform their outreach to the communities they serve, according to Ethan McChesney, policy director at NPHI. “We

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Hospice News

MARCH 15, 2024

Another really important intervention is making sure patients, families and informal caregivers have sufficient understanding of the medications. Adverse drug events (ADEs) present on a spectrum from discomfort to medical emergency, so the impacts can range widely,” Krout told Hospice News in an email.

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Hospice News

JULY 18, 2024

The health system retains ownership of HHCAH, with Pennant providing financial support services, human resources advising, information technology and other management consulting services. This presented that opportunity. HHCAH is the home health and hospice segment of the Hartford HealthCare integrated health system.

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Hospice News

SEPTEMBER 20, 2022

Our Missing Pieces program prioritizes access to resources and education by providing a centralized hub for support following child loss through direct outreach to families, professional networking for grief specialists, and community presentations,” Matty said.

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Hospice News

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

In the study, researchers present the case of an independent 87-year-old woman with moderate dementia admitted to the hospital with pneumonia. After experiencing a functional decline at the hospital, the woman, no longer able to live at home safely, was sent to an SNF for post-acute care, covered by Medicare.

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AlayaCare

JUNE 29, 2023

Technology is continuously evolving, and new tools are presented to help advance various industries and improve processes. By looking over data collected in home healthcare software solutions, providers can use the information to solve problems and improve care processes in their organization and for their clients in their homes.

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Hospice News

MAY 18, 2023

After the play’s conclusion, Turner presents additional information about hospice and advance care planning using the Five Wishes Project framework, as well as taking questions from the audience. When you have a new group [of employees] come in, you can present this because it creates conversation,” she said.

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Hospice News

NOVEMBER 13, 2024

Monitoring risk With hospice care patients often presenting multiple comorbidities, one way in which AI tools can benefit care delivery is in its ability to monitor and mitigate risk. That could be a risk of wounds [for example],” Rockne says. That’s a perfect use case for AI machine learning.”

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AlayaCare

APRIL 5, 2022

Patient experience involves the ability to listen, measure the experience and develop the capacity to use the information to change practice, policies, and rules. According to HIMSS Analytics, 69% of clinicians are already using mobile devices , such as cell phones, tablets, and laptops, to access patient information.

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Hospice News

SEPTEMBER 22, 2023

The four largest hospice industry organizations have been working to present a united front to address widespread program integrity issues. At the same time, we are also working hard to address LeadingAge members’ concerns, which we presented to Congress in late January 2023.” We all want to be involved.

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AlayaCare

MAY 24, 2022

Those in the home-based care industry know first-hand the challenges presented with the current caregiver shortage,” explains Micheal Whyte, Partnerships Manager at AlayaCare. For more information about the partnership, visit: www.alayacare.com/element5 ?? ?. About AlayaCare ?.

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Hospice News

JANUARY 26, 2024

The illness often presents with an advanced disease progression with a median survival of approximately three to seven months of life following diagnosis, data shows. Patients 18 years and older at the Loyola University Medical Center who received an MUO diagnosis from May 2014 and August 2020 were included in the analysis.

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Hospice News

MAY 8, 2023

I’m curious as to how that learning experience may have informed your approach to educating others about hospice. If they were willing to talk about this with their patients, then they would be able to make informed decisions about their care and facilitate advanced care planning. Did that help shape your perspective?

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Hospice News

OCTOBER 21, 2022

One key consideration in hospices’ public messaging is that, in today’s media and technology climate, consumers access information quickly and in small doses. Armed with this information, they developed guidelines for improved communication. The researchers gauged public understanding of current hospice messaging across focus groups.

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Hospice News

JUNE 20, 2024

Providing trauma-informed grief training to staff and volunteers working with these children is a pivotal element, Drescher indicated. The first step in providing a trauma-informed camp is by prescreening campers,” Drescher said. These types of losses can be difficult for children to understand and grieve, she indicated.

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Hospice News

SEPTEMBER 6, 2023

Some organizations know how to go out and present information in a way that’s meaningful to referral sources, and others don’t. With these trends stirring the pot, hospices must find ways to adapt, according to Kara Justis, vice president of strategic consulting for Trella Health.

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AlayaCare

MAY 8, 2023

Can you easily export data out of your current system to inform business decisions (i.e., All your reports are neatly presented online and are available for export in PDF & CSV formats, for further analysis and manipulation as needed. Do you have the ability to mass-text your caregivers from your current system?

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AlayaCare

JUNE 21, 2023

This approach can become monotonous, leading to decreased engagement and retention of information. By presenting staff with practical situations, they are likely to encounter, you can enhance their understanding of how to apply software features in their daily work.

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AlayaCare

AUGUST 8, 2022

The home care industry presents a particularly challenging optimization problem given some visits are time specific, while other clients require home care workers with specific skills and training. Interested to hear what industry experts are saying about caregiver churn? Keeping caregiver schedules optimized and reliable.

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AlayaCare

MAY 30, 2023

There are many reasons why it is important for home care agencies to have proper training and onboarding on home care software platforms for it can ensure efficient operations, care coordination, regulatory compliance, streamlined administrative processes, and informed decision-making.

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AlayaCare

JUNE 23, 2023

Thankfully, the advent of automation in home care software presents a viable solution to address these challenges. Using Mobile Caregiver Apps: Mobile caregiver apps empower caregivers with user-friendly tools and information. 3 Common challenges of labor costs in home care: 1.

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Hospice News

MARCH 7, 2023

The overpayment issues that result in millions for hospices can sometimes feel like a disconnect between data analysis and identifying problems around credible information,” Pekarske said. “To CMS audits present more than merely administrative or procedural hurdles. This is a jump from the $113.6

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Hospice News

JANUARY 19, 2023

We have recently joined forces with other voices in hospice to present a list of program integrity measures that can be considered.” The Hospice Program Integrity plan lists 34 recommendations that center around five key areas.

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Hospice News

DECEMBER 15, 2022

The ability to present customer satisfaction scores, attention to HQRP measures and a means for providing quality hospice services in a cost-effective manner directly impacts those plans. For more information on Voices, please contact sales@agingmedia.com.

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Hospice News

FEBRUARY 10, 2023

If we look at some of the decks and slide presentations on the Medicare Advantage carve-in, going back to 2018, it’s the same information, and we’re still talking about impacting change. We’ve heard from the [Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC)] on the 20% payment cap reduction.

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