Hospice & Palliative Care of Iredell County Launches Caregiver Education Partnership

North Carolina-based Hospice & Palliative Care of Iredell County (HPCIC) has partnered with a local technical school to develop educational videos for family caregivers. Students at Iredell-Statesville School’s Career Academy & Technical School (CATS) worked in tandem with HPCIC to produce eight caregiver training videos aimed at supporting families with serious and terminally ill loved […]

Michael Smith Named CEO of Hospice & Palliative Care of Iredell County

Michael Smith recently took the helm as president and CEO of Hospice & Palliative Care of Iredell County (HPCIC) in North Carolina. He succeeds Terri Phillips, who led the organization since 2007 before retiring. Smith relocated from Virginia back to his home state after serving as chief financial officer for Hospice of the Piedmont, where […]

Partners In Care Hospice Names New CEO; VITAS Promotes Company Veterans

Partners In Care Taps Hagfors as CEO Partners In Care, a hospice provider located in Central Oregon, has appointed Greg Hagfors as its new CEO. Founded in 1979 as an all-volunteer hospice known as Friends of Hospice, Partners In Care serves a 10,000-square-foot market in the Beaver State. The nonprofit operates six business lines, from […]

Leverage Partners to Engage Hospice Patients Upstream

Health care providers across the continuum are recognizing the importance of partnerships, communication and coordination with providers in other settings. This is particularly true for hospice and palliative care providers, who must combat widespread misperceptions about the work they do and the services they provide.  Sarah Kivett, director of community partnerships for North Carolina-based Hospice […]

Mooresville Hospice House Opens in North Carolina

A new facility designed to meet the needs of hospice patients and their families broke ground in North Carolina. The Hospice & Palliative Care of Iredell County (HPCIC) Mooresville Hospice House will improve access to end-of-life care for the community’s growing aging population. Constructed by G.L. Wilson Building Co., the 13,400 square-foot facility will house […]

CMS’ VBID Plans Raise Questions on Patient Choice, Meaning of ‘Concurrent Care’

As the U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) extends the Medicare Advantage hospice carve-in through 2030, providers are concerned about preserving patient choice and the nature of concurrent care. Originally slated to complete in 2024, CMS recently extended the hospice component of the value-based insurance design model (VBID). The agency further announced that […]

Providers Leverage Community Partnerships to Expand Palliative Care Programs, Support Patients

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. Sarah Kivett, director of strategic partnerships at Hospice & Palliative Care of Iredell County in North Carolina, said her organization has grown from 80 palliative care patients since its […]