Maryland-based Hospice of Charles County, an affiliate brand of Hospice of the Chesapeake, has developed a partnership with University of Maryland Charles Regional Medical Center to provide general inpatient care within the hospital for hospice patients as well as the seriously ill. Patients nearing the end of life will have the option of transitioning to […]
Maryland-based Hospice of the Chesapeake has acquired Hospice of Charles County for an undisclosed sum. The organization has also created a new brand identity, though its name will not be changing. This transaction makes Hospice of the Chesapeake one of the largest providers in their region. “We are grateful to the Hospice of Charles County […]
The direct contracting component of the Primary Cares Initiative will allow eligible hospice patients to receive curative treatment while also receiving hospice care. The direct contracting options include three voluntary payment models that are designed to help the U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) and health care providers reduce the cost of care […]
Hospice of the Chesapeake President and CEO Ben Marcantonio will leave that organization effective Sept. 25 and will become chief operating officer for the National Hospice & Palliative Care Organization (NHPCO). Macantonio began at Hospice of the Chesapeake in 2013 as the agency’s chief operating officer and took the helm as CEO in 2015. He was […]
Eric Bush, M.D., is a board-certified hospice and palliative medicine physician, joining Hospice of the Chesapeake as chief medical officer in 2016. In this role, Bush provides strategic and leadership direction to the medical staff, which includes physicians and nurse practitioners. Having served first as a licensed practical nurse in the U.S. Army Reserve, a […]
Maryland-based Hospice of the Chesapeake has signed a letter of intent to acquire the Hospice of Charles County. Financial terms of the transaction are yet to be determined pending a 30-to-60 day conditional discovery period. When the deal is executed, it will expand Hospice of the Chesapeake’s geographic footprint to three counties in the organization’s […]
Hospice providers nationwide are reassessing how they provide bereavement care due to the need for social distancing during the ongoing pandemic. With few other options, many are turning to telehealth systems to support grieving families. Hospices have had to cancel in-person counseling sessions, meetings with families as well as support groups and other services to […]
Pasadena, Md.-based Chesapeake Palliative Medicine has rebranded as Chesapeake Supportive Care to shed stigma that arise from misconceptions about hospice and palliative medicine. Chesapeake Supportive Care is affiliated with Hospice of the Chesapeake. Several hospices and palliative care providers nationwide have been rebranding in recent months, often due to the stigma or to reflect a […]
Maryland-based Hospice of the Chesapeake in September will launch a new bereavement care program focused on the unique ways that men grieve. Men are less likely to express or discuss their grief following a loved one’s death, according to the 2010 book Grieving Beyond Gender: Understanding the Ways Men and Women Mourn, by K.J. Doka […]
Though new payment models under the auspices of Medicare’s new Primary Care First initiative are designed for primary care providers, hospice and palliative care providers have a role to play. The U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) in April announced that they would implement Primary Care First in phases beginning in Jan. 2020, […]
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