Hospice News

AUGUST 26, 2022

Kauai Hospice Recruits Retired Emergency Doc as Medical Director. Dr. William “Monty” Downs is stepping into a new role as medical director of Hawaii-based Kaua‘i Hospice after retiring from 50 years in the emergency department at Wilcox Health Medical Centert. Wilcox Health is part of Hawaii Pacific Health.

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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. It has also helped me serve our partners in this space as a National Medical Director for CHAP. This article is sponsored by CHAP. The post Voices: ??Dr.

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High Peaks Hospice

MARCH 1, 2022

High Peaks Hospice would like to honor our Medical Director, Dr. Curt Gedney for National Doctors Day by sharing information about him with the team. He fulfilled his commitment plus more by working six years full-time in family medicine and adding on working part-time as a hospice Medical Director.

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Hospice News

SEPTEMBER 24, 2024

Heart to Heart Hospice Appoints CMO, National Medical Director Texas-based Heart to Heart Hospice has tapped Dr. Michael Bond as its new chief medical officer and national medical director. Bond is board-certified in family medicine, emergency medicine and hospice and palliative care medicine.

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Hospice News

APRIL 12, 2024

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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Hospice News

AUGUST 19, 2024

So this means empowering individual medical directors in each of our centers so that they know how to be medical directors, to be able to teach the providers and oversee the providers. What are some of the key skill sets that an effective medical director should have?

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Hospice News

AUGUST 13, 2024

Regulatory questions Lagging reimbursement and complicated regulations have made it difficult to sustain community-based pediatric palliative care programs, said Dr. Tom McNally, medical director of George Mark Children’s House.

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Hospice News

SEPTEMBER 27, 2024

Gavin Baumgardner, national medical director for palliative and complex care for Contessa, told Hospice News. “We’re The joint ventures’ boards have a 50/50 split among members from each partner with oversight by a dedicated medical director. We’re seeing internal growth within those existing programs.”

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Hospice News

JUNE 21, 2024

Lovell, along with Stephanie Harbour, executive director at Tapestry Hospice, and other hospice management staff Ben Harbour and registered nurse Andrew Nall, allegedly entered into kickback arrangements with medical directors of other health care organizations in exchange for hospice referrals.

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Hospice News

JUNE 12, 2024

Candidates for palliative care position need to have a strong understanding of what the job entails, Dr. 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 1, 2024

The second major force that could mold the industry’s future is the staffing shortage, Leigh Anderson, medical director for Our Hospice of Indiana, said during the NHPCO conference. Examples include the Kidney Care Choices Model, the Guiding an Improved Dementia Experience (GUIDE) Model and the Enhancing Oncology Model.

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Hospice News

JUNE 26, 2024

Big Bend has also promoted its medical director, Dr. Deborah Morris, to chief medical officer of Seven Oaks. Before coming to Big Bend Hospice, she served as medical director at multiple hospice and palliative care organizations in Virginia while also teaching at Eastern Virginia Medical School.

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Hospice News

OCTOBER 10, 2024

Muir also has served as the medical director for the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovations’ (CMMI) high-needs Accountable Care Organization Realizing Equity, Access, and Community Health (ACO REACH) program. 3HC Announces New CEO 3HC Home Health & Hospice Care Inc. has tapped Jennifer Whitley as its new president and CEO.

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Hospice News

JUNE 25, 2024

The company is also removing medical directors from three local post-acute care facilities. In addition to ending palliative care, Garnet is transferring physicians from its outpatient services business to its infectious disease practice.

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Hospice News

AUGUST 23, 2024

“Our intention is not to replace primary care clinicians but to serve as an additional resource, helping patients and their families plan for the future,” said Dr. Joshua Wesley, medical director for Providence Hospice-Community Healthcare of Texas, in a statement.

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Hospice News

MARCH 18, 2024

But some argue that palliative care — which focuses heavily on patients’ own wishes and goals — as a form of personalized medicine, Dr. Bill Logan, national medical director and chief medical officer for Carelon Health, a subsidiary of Elevance Health (NYSE: ELV), said at the Hospice News Palliative Care Conference in Tampa, Florida.

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Hospice News

OCTOBER 21, 2024

“We’re really focused on making sure that we’re using a strong, scientific evidence base to inform everything we do in our care model,” Dr. Julia Frydman, palliative care medical director at Thyme Care, told Palliative Care News. “So

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JUNE 17, 2024

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 The nonprofit also provides palliative care in a clinic setting at its Center for Palliative Care.

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Hospice News

APRIL 26, 2024

In it, CMS clarified that the requirement applies to hospice medical directors, physician members of the hospice interdisciplinary group and patient-designated attending physicians who certify patients’ terminal condition under the Medicare hospice benefit.

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Hospice News

MAY 21, 2024

. “This partnership heralds an exciting opportunity for us to continue to build a high-performing team and expand our geographic coverage while enhancing the patient care experience, across the full continuum of in-home medicine,” said Resurgia Medical Director Dr. Mark Bradshaw, in a statement. Virginia and Georgia.

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Hospice News

MAY 31, 2024

Patients with eating disorders can face an array of challenges that impede access to health care and pose risk of negative care experiences, according to Dr. Jonathan Treem, regional medical director of palliative care and hospice at Mid-Atlantic Permanente Medical Group | Kaiser Permanente.

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Hospice News

AUGUST 19, 2022

The provider’s palliative care team includes a physician medical director, social worker and nurse practitioners who now offer in-home palliative care to adult patients 18 and older facing a serious illness. “As Homeland previously provided facility-based palliative services and is now stepping into the home.

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Hospice News

SEPTEMBER 20, 2023

Additional services include medical equipment assistance, a telehospice program, and music, reiki and pet therapies, among others. Medical Director Takes Reins at Hospice Care of the Low Country Hospice Care of the Lowcountry & Lowcountry Palliative Care has appointed Dr. F. Carl Derrick as medical director.

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Hospice News

MAY 7, 2024

One hospice executive told Hospice News on background that they have seen situations where new hospices have opened up at the same addresses where others had been shut down, often with the same owners or medical directors.

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Hospice News

JANUARY 17, 2024

These findings underscore the ability of value-based care to drive better outcomes for individuals and their families,” said Dr. John Notaro, medical director for Buffalo Medical Group and agilon physician partner whose practice participated in the study. “It

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Hospice News

AUGUST 25, 2022

For instance, if a hospice with a $15 million annual revenue has nine medical directors on staff, this should “jump off the page” for a buyer, he said. This can call into question whether these medical directors were on staff because they were giving the hospice direct lines of patient referrals. said Kulik. “Is

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Hospice News

SEPTEMBER 5, 2023

Sherman has been in a swath of patient care delivery roles in the last decade at organizations such as Hospice of Charles County, Palliative Medicine of Southern Maryland, George Washington University Hospital, GWU Medical Faculty Associates and Sibley Memorial Hospital.

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Hospice News

AUGUST 5, 2024

Early conversations are positively associated with family decisions to limit or withdraw life-sustaining treatments, fewer in-hospital deaths, fewer unplanned hospital admissions, shorter hospital stays, family satisfaction with end-of-life care and increased odds of receiving strong opioid pain medications in the last 24 hours of life, according to (..)

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Hospice News

AUGUST 27, 2024

Historically in hospice at times the medical director and physician role has been [less] active and involved. The role of clinical executives has morphed to include more business-related decisions alongside those regarding patient care delivery, Martin said. Things have certainly changed,” Martin said.

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Hospice News

JUNE 28, 2023

Hospice of the Chesapeake Appoints New CMO Maryland-based Hospice of the Chesapeake recently named Dr. Marny Fetzer as its new chief medical officer. Fetzer is currently system medical director for palliative care and hospice services at Illinois-based Ascension Health. He was previously medical director at Compassus since 2017.

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Hospice News

NOVEMBER 12, 2024

Today’s hospice leaders need to take a wide view into the range of challenges facing their interdisciplinary care teams, according to Dr. Andrew Mayo, chief medical officer at St. Croix Hospice in 2014 as an associate medical director. Croix Hospice. Mayo joined St.

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Hospice News

JULY 11, 2024

Having hospice medical directors or nurse case managers coordinate any additional disease-modifying treatment with other health care specialists involved. Providing payments to the clinician or entity delivering these disease-modifying treatments in collaboration with the hospice organization.

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Hospice News

APRIL 3, 2024

Pagliaro joined the organization in 2012 as a hospice and palliative physician, ascending into roles such as associate director of palliative medicine and vice president of medical services. Pagliaro is also medical director of palliative medicine at Jefferson Health East and serves on its ethics and cancer committees.

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JULY 23, 2024

That group has helped us in interviewing new potential hospice physicians and medical directors as well as helping onboard and create connections. Being a hospice physician or hospice medical director for local agencies can at times be a little isolating.

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Hospice News

OCTOBER 16, 2024

The new senior living center will be staffed with a team of nurses, a medical director and an interdisciplinary care team. Having access to hospice, respite services and palliative care is an important part alleviating caregiver burden, Moore said.

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Hospice News

MAY 22, 2024

But moving away from fee-for-service towards value-based payment could make a difference when it comes to hiring and retention, according to Dr. Jennifer Blechman, palliative care medical director at the Oregon-based nonprofit Partners in Care. Palliative care traditionally loses money. The value in palliative care is cost savings.

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Hospice News

OCTOBER 4, 2023

He went on to become the organization’s medical director. “ In addition to his role at Faith Hospice, Mulder is executive director of the Trillium Institute, medical director for Holland Home and the director of the Division of Palliative Medicine at Michigan State University’s College of Human Medicine.

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