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 […]
An Iowa hospice provider is closing its inpatient hospice house as of Dec. 31 due to the industry-wide staffing shortage. The organization will continue to provide care in patient homes, skilled nursing and assisted living facilities. The name of the organization is simply, “Hospice,” which serves Davis and Wapello Counties in the southeast portion of […]
The University of Maryland School of Pharmacy has launched an online educational program for students to receive a doctor of philosophy degree in palliative care. The program aims to develop researchers in palliative care while simultaneously honing skills in leadership, education and engagement in the profession. The PhD in Palliative Care Program is designed for […]
Quality is closely tied to financial sustainability in an increasingly competitive hospice marketplace. A hospice’s performance on publicly reported quality and family satisfaction measures is a key differentiator that could attract or deter interest from the gamut of investors, referral partners, payers and consumers. Falling short in quality can determine whether a hospice sinks or […]
As clinician shortages continue to plague the hospice space, the University of Arizona Health Sciences is expanding end-of-life medical education through its new Interprofessional End-of-Life Care Training Program. The program focuses on training students to incorporate a multicultural and interdisciplinary approach to end-of-life conversations with patients and their families. Faculty at the University of Arizona […]
SCAN Health Plan is partnering with MedArrive to provide COVID-19 booster shots and influenza vaccination to homebound beneficiaries throughout Los Angeles and Orange Counties in California. MedArrive leverages telehealth, emergency medical services (EMS) and other skilled providers to provide a range of home-based services, chronic condition management, transitional care, readmission prevention, urgent care, and palliative […]
The pandemic continues to ruffle feathers for hospices nationwide, most recently due to uncertainties about the future of federal vaccine mandates recently halted by the courts. Regardless of how the scales tip on those emergency regulations, hospices remain troubled about ensuring their access to patients, according to legal advisors in the health care sector. Hospices […]
Texas-based Abundant Hospice recently opened doors to a new inpatient care facility that uses a disinfecting robot to sanitize patient rooms and areas within the building. Founded last year as the pandemic plagued the nation, the hospice developed the center with staff and patient safety as a main priority. Abundant Hospice began serving patients in […]
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