Some hospice providers saw a drop in admissions as a result of disruptions in the larger health care space during the coronavirus pandemic, but expect to see numbers trend upwards as the system stabilizes. Hospice admissions throughout the nation have been impacted by the pandemic’s upheaval effects, particularly among hospitals that were strained to their […]
By the nature of their work, hospice providers confront mortality more frequently than clinicians in other settings. As more clinicians in other health care settings, such as hospitals and nursing homes, encounter more patient deaths than ever before due to the COVID-19 pandemic, hospices are bringing their expertise in bereavement to support health care workers […]
Hospices have struggled to access patients in nursing homes since the initial stages of the novel coronavirus pandemic. As visiting restrictions start to lift with states reopening, many hospice providers remain cautiously optimistic about minimizing COVID-19 exposure risks for staff. Closing doors to visitors and clinicians was a crucial move for many nursing homes working […]
While hospice providers have leveraged telehealth to support caregivers in the home from a distance during the COVID-19 pandemic, evolving safety measures and concerns about program sustainability have created obstacles. Remaining connected to families and caregivers has been an ongoing challenge as providers work to minimize risk of COVID-19 exposure to vulnerable hospice and palliative […]
Hospice utilization among Medicare beneficiaries is greater in assisted living facilities than many other settings, including private residences, according to new research published in Health Affairs. Researchers from the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai in New York City indicated that this was the first national study to examine the types of residences where […]
Palliative care can be valuable for heart failure patients and may lower the risk of hospital readmissions, according to a recent report from the American Heart Association (AHA). With circulatory/heart conditions among the most common diagnoses for hospice patients, providers could benefit from incorporating palliative care into their service lines. The AHA report stated that […]
St. Croix Hospice, a portfolio company of the Chicago-based private equity firm Vistria Group, has opened a de novo location in Iowa, continuing the company’s expansion across the Midwest. The new location will care for patients in nine Iowa counties. St. Croix serves a total of 79 counties in that state, with additional locations throughout […]
Blue Shield of California has launched a new program to raise awareness among its members of home-based palliative care. The insurance company is working with the tech firm Vital Decisions, which offers a Guided Living Voice program in which care alignment coordinators conduct goals-of-care conversations and provide education to patients and families about the nature […]
In addition to rising demand for hospice and palliative care among COVID-19 patients themselves, the pandemic is affecting the way clinicians provide those services to people with other conditions, such as cancer, according to a recent editorial in the Journal of the American Medical Association-Oncology. Palliative care teams have had to reexamine their methods of […]
Hospice provider Trustbridge, operating in Broward and Palm Beach counties in Florida, has opened a new new medical distribution facility that will enable the hospice to expand its operations and expedite delivery of supplies and equipment to patients. The facility will serve as a satellite location to a larger, existing distribution center in Palm Beach […]
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