A swath of hospices have appointed new executives to steer their organizations. Hosparus Health taps new president Hosparus Health has named Becky Tooker as its new president. Tooker has more than 25 years of health care leadership experience, particularly in hospice, home health and post-acute care. She began her career as a pediatric hospice nurse […]
Hosparus Health and its palliative care affiliate, Pallitus Health Partners, have expanded their partnership with the Baptist Health system into southern Indiana. Pallitus Health Partners is now offering palliative care consultations for patients at Baptist Health Floyd in New Albany, Indiana. The program is focused on symptom management, goals-of-care planning and connecting patients with additional […]
As hospice providers seek to diversify referral sources, strategies to forge new connections are more valuable than ever before. Changes to the hospice playing field means that, rather than relying largely on hospitals, hospice providers are considering relationship-building strategies that underscore the value of hospice programs for physicians, skilled nursing facilities, community partners and even […]
Hospices from across the country have sought organic growth with the recent launches of new facilities. Hosparus Health De Novo Nears Opening Hosparus Health will soon open a new inpatient care facility located in Louisville, Kentucky, where the hospice provider is headquartered. The facility is set to open in 2027, fueled primarily by $20 million […]
Hospice leaders will need to keep their eyes on five key trends in the new year when it comes to compliance, business operations and finance. Coupled with these trends is rising utilization. Hospice utilization reached 51.7% among Medicare decedents in 2023, up more than two percentage points from the prior year, according to recent data […]
Hospices’ public outreach efforts have evolved in recent years, with providers finding new strategies to dispel myths that have long impeded access to care. Nearly half, or 49.1%, of all Medicare decedents utilized hospice services in 2022, reported the National Alliance for Care at Home. National hospice utilization rates have hovered around this vicinity for […]
The U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ (CMS) has launched the Guiding an Improved Dementia Experience (GUIDE) payment model with close to 400 participating organizations, including many palliative care providers. The CMS Innovation Center announced the GUIDE demonstration in July 2023. The payment model is designed to improve quality of life for dementia patients […]
Angela Hospice’s New Senior Living Inpatient Facility Michigan-based Angela Hospice recently unveiled plans to open a new inpatient center at a senior living facility. Set to open this summer, the hospice facility will feature 15 patient beds at Lourdes Senior Community in Waterford, Michigan. Expanding hospice care in the senior community will allow for improved […]
In case you missed it, Hospice News has launched a new specialty publication for palliative care professionals. You can subscribe to Palliative Care News here: Subscribe today! The Medicare Advantage hospice carve-in will be carved back out by the end of this year. Many operators were glad to see it go, but the questions the […]
Moving into 2024, more hospices see joint ventures or similar partnerships to be a major growth engine. Nearly half of 143 respondents to Hospice News’ 2024 Outlook Survey, conducted with Homecare Homebase, said that joint ventures and partnerships were the growth tactics they planned to pursue the most this year. More than 62% of the […]
