Reserve Care has ended its joint venture with University Hospitals in a move designed to reduce burdensome transitions of care and improve timely access to hospice. The hospice and palliative care organization will remain a preferred provider of the hospital system as the two Ohio-based organizations step into the next iteration of their partnership. Reserve […]
Some rebranded organizations that have recently removed “hospice” from their company name are seeing increased awareness, utilization and other positive results. A rebrand can sometimes better position a hospice in terms of improved awareness, according to Tony Kudner, chief strategy officer of Transcend Strategy Group. Formerly RP Marketing, the Ohio-headquartered consulting firm works with hospice […]
Hospices are ramping up their compliance strategies to survive a regulatory onslaught aimed at stopping fraudulent activity in the industry. Fraudsters have increasingly stepped into certain geographic regions in recent years and obtained Medicare certifications. The program integrity issues have ignited a regulatory crackdown that has come with unintended consequences for some legitimate providers and […]
Some hospices are seeing geographic expansion as they unveil new locations. VITAS Healthcare’s Growing Florida Footprint Florida-headquartered VITAS Healthcare is expanding its reach across the Sunshine State. The Chemed Corp. (NYSE: CHE) subsidiary recently launched a new inpatient hospice center in Port St. Lucie, Florida, a part of its existing service region since 2019. Meanwhile, […]
Ohio-based Hospice of the Western Reserve has rebranded as Reserve Care to better reflect the organization’s expanded scope of services. The hospice now also provides palliative care, pediatric services, grief and caregiver support, art and music therapies and operates community resale shops. Hospice of the Western Reserve’s new look is designed to unite its services […]
