Ohio-based HMC Hospice of Medina County, an affiliate of Hospice of the Western Reserve, will re-open its inpatient facility effective Jan 17. The unit had closed in June 2020 due to concerns stemming from the COVID-19 pandemic. The closure took place amid other cost-cutting and safety-related measures as the hospice contended with the scarcity and […]
Empath Health recently announced that its affiliate organization Empath Hospice has received a green light to begin offering services across three counties in central Florida, expanding the company’s presence in that market. The Florida Agency for Health Care Administration (AHCA) granted the provider initial certificate of need approval to begin delivering hospice care services in […]
Paul Kusserow will retire as CEO of the hospice and home health company Amedisys (NASDAQ: AMED) effective April 15, with current President and COO Chris Gerard to succeed him. Kusserow will remain chairman of the board of directors. During Kusserow’s tenure as CEO, which began in 2014, Amedisys’ market capitalization rose to more than $5.3 […]
Diversity and inclusion efforts have been at the forefront as hospice providers increasingly work to bridge racial gaps in access and equity to end-of-life and serious illness care. Heart and Soul Hospice in Nashville, Tenn., is among the providers working to improve hospice utilization amid underserved populations, with representation of a diverse staff and leadership […]
Compassus this week had a swivel in its executive leadership, recently announcing that David Grams will be taking the reins as the company’s new CEO. Staffing, quality-driven patient outcomes and payer partnerships will be key areas of focus for the company as it leverages a “full continuum” of care in an evolving value-based payment landscape, […]
The workforce shortage plaguing the health care sector is continuing to interfere with hospices’ ability to grow. Most recently, North Carolina-based provider Amorem has temporarily consolidated its inpatient care services to a single facility, temporarily closing its two other units. Amorem was born through the merger of Burke Hospice & Palliative Care and Caldwell Hospice […]
Concerns continue to mount among hospice providers regarding their ability to reach grieving families heading into a third year of the coronavirus pandemic. Many hospices moved their bereavement care services online to keep a safe distance amid rising demand, but long-term plans are difficult to formulate given rampant uncertainty about how the outbreak will proceed. […]
AccentCare is unifying all of its business lines under the company’s main brand. This includes six subsidiaries as well as Seasons Hospice & Palliative Care. AccentCare and Seasons merged in Dec. 2020. The following brands are now consolidated under the AccentCare name: Seasons Hospice & Palliative Care, Sta-Home, Gareda, HRS, Texas Home Health, Southeastern Health […]
Recent research found that improved access to blood transfusions could lead more patients to elect hospice. Researchers indicated that the prospect of losing access to transfusions is causing some patients and families to forego hospice, particularly those with blood cancers. Incorporating palliative transfusion into delivery models could bolster hospice utilization and improve end-of-life care for […]
The American Academy of Hospice and Palliative Medicine (AAHPM) has unveiled two new patient-reported quality measures for community-based palliative care. These were born as part of the first funding initiatives to develop measures for the U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Quality Payment Program, including the Merit-Based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) and alternative […]
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