Florida-based St. Francis Reflections Lifestage Care recently opened a new inpatient hospice care center inside the Melbourne Regional Medical Center. A swelling demand for hospice in the community spurred the unit’s development. The new 10-bed inpatient unit is located on the second floor of the medical facility and features a home-like environment for patients and […]
Partners In Care has formed a strategic partnership with the primary and urgent care provider Summit Health aimed at increasing access to palliative care in Central Oregon. Beginning this July, Summit Health patients will have access to palliative care consultations and expanded services through the partnership. This is not the first collaboration between the two […]
Paradigm Health CEO and founder retires After nearly a decade at the helm of Paradigm Living Concepts LLC (Paradigm Health), President and CEO Jeff Jarecki is stepping into retirement. Michelle Pickering will take the reins of the Indiana-based hospice and palliative care provider. Jarecki founded Indiana-based Paradigm Health in 2013. The company cares for more […]
Deal volume in hospice and home health took a dive during the first quarter of 2022, though the dollar amounts in those acquisitions appear to be rising. A total of 30 transactions occurred during Q1 this year in the hospice and home health space, compared to 41 deals in Q4 of last year, according to […]
Illinois-based Lincolnland Hospice of Sarah Bush Lincoln recently received approval from local legislators to renovate a location on a local hospital campus to include an inpatient hospice house. Expected to open early in 2023, construction will begin this spring. The Sarah Bush Lincoln Health Center Hospice House will feature eight private patient suites, family quiet […]
North-Carolina based AMOREM is building a new inpatient hospice care unit in the Blue Ridge Mountain region. The move is in response to a rising need for these services among rural-based patients and families. The new seven-bed inpatient unit will be in a 9,000-square-foot facility located in the High Country area of North Carolina. Each […]
Hospice inpatient centers have proliferated since the U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) rebased payment rates in 2020. While reimbursement increases can foster growth, a convergence of factors complicate providers’ ability to balance a healthy margin with the expanded access to care. The 2020 rebasing instituted a 2.7% payment increase in payments for […]
Hospices are hard at work developing new business lines such as palliative care to reach patients further upstream and capitalize on value-based care opportunities. As beneficial as these services can be both to patients and providers, the importance of effective program design cannot be overstated. Florida-based Alivia Care is among a growing pool of hospice […]
Federal prosecutors have filed new charges in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas against Merida Group Owner Rodney Mesquais and CEO Henry McInnis. The criminal complaints allege that the two conspired to violate the False Claims Act by billing Medicare for medically unnecessary hospice care and home health services, totaling $152 […]
Springfield-based Ohio’s Community Mercy Hospice recently opened a new office location in Clark County, in the central region of the state. The new location will allow for expanded community reach and access to hospice care in the area, as well as across three surrounding counties, according to Melissa Blosser, director of care at Ohio’s Community […]
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