The Future of AI in Hospice Care

As a high-touch, highly human care delivery type, hospice care may seem in a sense removed from the fast-paced, high-tech world of artificial intelligence. Yet in many ways AI is giving rise to exactly what hospice professionals set out to do in the first place: provide patient care. It also supports hospice professionals and patients […]

Adopting Tomorrow’s Tech: 5 Steps to Effective AI Training in Hospice

In today’s hospice environment, providers are continually asked to do more with less. Staffing shortages, rising costs and growing patient demands make efficiency a critical component of success. Enter artificial intelligence (AI). From automating administrative tasks to improving scheduling and optimizing resource allocation, AI is poised to significantly enhance operational efficiency at every level. In […]

Hospices Face ‘Hard Roads’ in Budgeting for Sustainable Growth

A myriad of regulatory, reimbursement and workforce pressures have challenged providers when it comes to clinical capacity and associated revenue. Hospice budgeting practices hinge on several factors, according to Matt Chadwick, CFO of Well Care Health. Building a sustainable financial structure for end-of-life care delivery can be a challenging feat when navigating the impacts of […]

Voices: Tim Smokoff, General Manager, Home Health and Hospice, MatrixCare

This article is sponsored by MatrixCare. In this interview, Hospice News sits down with Tim Smokoff, General Manager, Home Health and Hospice, MatrixCare, to talk about the most pressing challenge facing providers in today’s hospice landscape — staffing. He discusses the key opportunities for navigating the current labor shortages and explains how outsourcing can help. […]

Reducing the Administrative Burden: A Win-Win for Hospice Care

Hospice providers are leveraging technology to build greater efficiency into their workflows and, in turn, aid with recruitment and retention. Providers have increasingly sought methods for streamlining clinical teams’ administrative tasks, for instance, including time spent on documentation. This lean toward efficiency reflects larger trends in the industry as the labor pool dwindles. Without more […]

Voices: Nick Knowlton, Vice President of Strategic Initiatives, ResMed

This article is sponsored by MatrixCare. In this interview, Hospice News sits down with ResMed Vice President of Strategic Initiatives Nick Knowlton to learn why one of his driving mottos is “Do right,” how interoperability is helping hospice operators provide better patient care during COVID-19 and how the pandemic has changed the industry’s need for […]

ELEVATE Talks: A Discussion with MatrixCare

This article is brought to you by MatrixCare. The article is based on a live Q&A session with Navin Gupta, SVP, Home & Hospice, MatrixCare; Chris Pugliese, Senior Product Manager, MatrixCare; and Laurel Thomas, Associate VP of Quality Home Health & Hospice, Covenant Care, that took place at the HSPN ELEVATE conference in Chicago held […]

Hospice Providers Leverage EHR Interoperability for Palliative Care Referral Management

Technology is becoming a critical point of access and growth when it comes to fueling palliative care referrals. Electronic health record (EHR) interoperability will be key to building a sustainable palliative care patient census, as more providers re-examine the ways they collaborate with other health care organizations throughout the continuum. The complexity of referral management […]