Virginia-based Hospice of the Piedmont is sharpening its focus on home-based care services and unfurling several initiatives in this realm. The future of end-of-life care delivery has increasingly shifted into the home, according to Nancy Littlefield, president and CEO at Hospice of the Piedmont. While demand for facility-based hospice care is also rising, sustaining these […]
Massachusetts-based Mercy Medical Center recently launched its new facility-based palliative care unit, an initiative several years in the making. The Andy Yee Memorial Palliative Care Unit opened in May and is located on the fifth floor of the Mercy Medical Center, which is part of Trinity Health of New England. The 5,000-square-foot unit has eight […]
Hospices are subject to a rising number of investigations and audits from Medicare contractors, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office of the Inspector General and, in some cases, the U.S. Justice Department, among others. Hospices need to understand the various types of investigations they may encounter and how to respond to them. […]
Palliative care models are increasingly deepening the integration of a more diverse range of spiritual support, but reimbursement obstacles are stymieing innovative progress. This is according to Sarah Byrne-Martelli, palliative care researcher at the Center for Aging & Serious Illness at Massachusetts General Hospital. She previously served as senior chaplain for the hospital’s division of […]
The opportunities are endless when it comes to clinical innovation in palliative care delivery. This is according to Amy Scheu, associate vice president hospice and palliative care at Advocate Health Care. However, providers are also battling severe headwinds, including reimbursement pressures and workforce shortages. Palliative Care News recently sat down with Scheu to discuss the […]
Having a business model that prioritizes organizational culture can enhance patient and staff satisfaction while fanning the flames of sustainable growth, according to Cadre Hospice CEO Sonnie Linebarger. Founded in 2024, the hospice startup is a portfolio company of the private equity firm Rubicon Founders and has three locations in Ohio, Illinois and Texas. Each […]
Nevada-based 1Care Health recently tapped Steve Mooney as its new chief strategy officer, a move signaling the company’s ongoing expansion across its home state. Having strong organizational core values is key to sustainable growth in today’s hospice and home care landscape, according to Mooney. 1Care Health provides hospice, home health, private nursing duty services and […]
Changing regulations and workforce shortages have created a churning undercurrent of risk within both the home health and hospice industries, according to Dr. Steven Landers, CEO of the National Alliance for Care at Home. Hospice and home-based care providers need a deep understanding around the wide scope of changes happening at policy, legislative and regulatory […]
Marianne Matzo is among a growing cadre of hospice professionals who are working to change the public conversation and perceptions of death. Matzo has been a registered nurse for 47 years and holds a Ph.D in gerontology. She was the first endowed professor of palliative care nursing in the nation, the Earle Zeigler Endowed Chair […]
AccentCare is primed for further hospice growth, with both health system joint ventures and de novo activity as twin cornerstones of its strategy. Dallas-headquartered AccentCare provides hospice, home health, personal and palliative care across 32 states and in the District of Columbia. The company has an average annual census of more than 200,000 patients. AccentCare […]
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