Hospice and home health provider LHC Group (NASDAQ: LHCG) is partnering with acute unscheduled care company SCP Health to develop skilled nursing and hospital services in the home setting. The two companies plan to leverage their existing hospital and Accountable Care Organization (ACO) relationships to build out their SNF- and hospital-at-home services. LHC Group is […]
Seasons Hospice & Palliative Care and health system ChristianaCare have entered into a joint venture designed to expand in-home services throughout the state of Delaware. The JV is branded as Christiana-Care-Seasons Hospice & Palliative Care. The JV is not Seasons’ first collaboration with ChristianaCare. The two companies have worked together on joint initiatives a number […]
Bereavement care has moved into a more virtual space since the pandemic’s onset as hospices worked quickly to implement telehealth systems. These systems gave them access to patients and families when COVID-19 forced the need to socially distance. Extending a virtual aspect of grief support in a post-pandemic landscape could be beneficial for hospice providers […]
Amorem is expanding in North Carolina’s Watauga County with a new inpatient care unit. Burke Hospice & Palliative Care and Caldwell Hospice and Palliative Care formed Amorem when they merged in May. While the county is already within their service region, the organization discovered a need for more inpatient services. Amorem cares for patients in […]
The Denver Hospice in Colorado is renovating its Inpatient Care Center at Lowry. The upgrades include a new medication delivery system and additional beds within a recently-added negative pressure wing designed to treat patients with infectious disease. Founded in 1978, The Denver Hospice provides care to more than 4,000 hospice patients and 1,200 palliative care […]
The increased use of hospice telehealth during COVID-19 has reduced 911 calls and emergency department visits, generating significant cost savings. Preventing those events is a key priority for Medicare and other payers, and hospices can leverage their successes on those metrics to attract referral partners and health plans. Among a group of 44 hospice patients, […]
The recent appointments of a new C-suite executive team at Encompass Health’s (NYSE: EHC) hospice and home health business is a likely indicator that the company will spin off that segment into a separate company according to an analysis from the financial services company Jeffries. Encompass announced last December that it was considering a strategic […]
Humana (NYSE: HUM) has named Susan Diamond as the insurance company’s CFO as well as segment president of its home-based care business. Diamond has been in the role on an interim basis since previous CFO Brian Kane stepped down in March. During the interim period, Diamond spearheaded the acquisition of the remaining 60% stake in […]
Encompass Health Corp. (NYSE: EHC) will appoint Crissy B. Carlisle, the company’s chief investor relations officer, as the new CFO of its Home Health and Hospice operations. Carlisle will transition to the CFO spot after Encompass identifies successor for her current position. Encompass Home Health and Hospice is in a state of flux. The company […]
Florida-based Continuum Care of Sarasota has opened its doors and is working to build up its referral network. Meanwhile, the provider’s parent company, Continuum Care Health, has received two additional certificates of need to begin offering services in other Florida counties. Continuum Care Health was established in California and grew its operations to reach nine […]
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