Family caregiver support is lacking across organ transplant centers nationwide. The trend represents significant unmet needs that some say palliative care providers are well-positioned to fill. Transplant caregivers navigate a complex range of medical and nonmedical needs, and often receive fragmented support, according to Yadira Montoya, programs director at the National Alliance for Caregiving (NAC) […]
Georgia-based Hospice Savannah Inc. recently received nearly $2 million in grant funding to fuel expansion of its Community Aging in Place — Advancing Better Living for Elders (CAPABLE) program. Launched in 2023, the CAPABLE program aims to improve seniors’ ability to safely age in place. Through the program, a team of interdisciplinary professionals assess and […]
The White House recently issued several executive orders that have ramped up the nation’s immigration enforcement policies. The health care sector may be facing a host of staffing and operational challenges as the regulatory moves unfold, according to Hannah Liu, manager of immigration advocacy at Asian Americans Advancing Justice (AAJC). A tightening of immigration policies […]
The Trump administration recently rescinded a memo about a temporary pause of federal financial assistance programs. Questions linger among palliative and pediatric care providers around the future outlook of Medicaid reimbursement as the administration pushes forward on certain policies. The White House, through the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), recently issued a memo that, […]
A guilty plea has been filed in a hospice fraud scheme that allegedly bilked Medicare for $17 million in false claims. Petros Fichidzhyan pleaded guilty to charges of health care fraud, aggravated identity theft and money laundering in connection with the Medicare fraud case involving multiple California-based hospice and home health companies. Fichidzhyan was among […]
Some hospices have recently expanded the reach of their inpatient services while other providers have temporarily shuttered these programs. AMOREM Set to Launch Inpatient Facility North Carolina-based AMOREM will soon unveil a new inpatient hospice care facility to help improve access in its home state. Located in Boone, North Carolina, the facility will expand inpatient […]
Montana-based Headwaters Hospice and Palliative Care LLC will soon unveil a new palliative care service line, set to launch later this year. The move comes as the hospice provider expands its reach across its home state. Headwaters serves a 30-mile, predominantly rural geographic service region across Helena, Montana. The locally- and veteran-owned hospice provider saw […]
Hospices see improved quality and operational efficiency as their biggest return on technology investments in three key areas. But several unknowns and challenges exist in the journey to deeper technology integration. Today’s hospice leaders need a firm understanding of the varying and rapidly changing advances in technology that can impact their business lines and ability […]
Newly launched or acquired hospice businesses have come under a finer regulatory microscope in recent years as regulators respond to fraudulent activity in the space. Some legitimate hospices may be buckling under ramped up regulatory pressures that have impacted their financial sustainability. The U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services’ (CMS) regulatory oversight approach could […]
Grief support service lines can be an important pathway for hospices to reach communities outside of their patient populations. Building strong bereavement programs comes with myriad considerations around community outreach, collaboration development and strategic planning. Grieving processes are multifaceted and unique to each individual, and hospices’ bereavement models need to be conceptualized around this notion, […]
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