Community Hospice & Palliative Care, an affiliate of Alivia Care, is expanding its pediatric hospice and palliative care program, Community PedsCare, into the north-central region of Florida. Community PedsCare first launched in 2000 in the northeastern portion of the state, serving seriously ill patients from prenatal to age 21. The majority of hospice patients are seniors […]
As the nation’s health care costs soar, providers, payers and policymakers are beginning to recognize the hospice and palliative care value proposition, and their potential to reduce the need for high-acuity services. While a boon to many patients, the growing prevalence for home-based care has drawn the eyes of regulators seeking to ensure quality and […]
Alivia Care has entered the home health space with the acquisition of Better Life Home Health in Summerfield, Fla., for an undisclosed sum. Better Life operates in 16 counties in Florida and Georgia. Post-acquisition Alivia Care’s business lines will include home health, hospice, palliative care, and Program of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly (PACE). The […]
The launch of the value-based insurance design demonstration (VBID) on Jan. 1 has opened up a new payment world to hospices. In addition to the opportunities they present, evolving payment models have brought a plethora of billing and operational challenges. In preparation, hospices have diversified their services, ramped up recruitment and retention efforts, and adapted […]
Hospices have contended with two agents of industry-wide change at the start of 2021: access to value-based payment models and a global pandemic. As hospices sought ways to balance the human touch with technology, they’ve refocused efforts around advance care planning, a key element of those value-based models. Those services are one more area in […]
More hospices are expanding their advance care planning services as they ramp up participation in value-based payment programs such as Medicare Advantage, direct contracting and participation in Accountable Care Organizations. Several value-based models incorporate advance care planning, which is associated with reductions in the total cost of care and improvements in overall hospice utilization rates. […]
Georgia-based Hospice Satilla has opened a new bereavement center in Waycross in its home state. The James Carl Jones, Jr. Family Center is named for a local business leader and philanthropist. The new 1,840-square-foot facility features a large conference and education room, a well as private counseling space. Through the center, Hospice Satilla will provide […]
Alivia Care has gained a new affiliate in George-based Hospice Satilla. The agreement continues an industry-wide trend of smaller providers joining forces to build scale in anticipation of value-based payment models. As hospices move closer to value-based payment structures like Medicare Advantage, scale will become increasingly important. Many private payers prefer to work with providers […]
The year 2020 brought unprecedented disruption to the hospice space, mostly due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The outbreak strained providers ability to provide care, access patients in homes and facilities and to maintain a healthy bottom line in light of lost revenues and rising costs. Despite these challenges and economic headwinds, hospices adapted, improvised and […]
In the midst of sweeping industry-wide change, hospices are still contending with the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic that has affected almost every aspect of their businesses. As this difficult year comes to a close, hospice leaders are looking ahead to 2021 with their minds on leveraging the expansion of telehealth, encouraging equitable access to care, industry […]
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