C-Suite Shakeups at Aveanna, New Day, Samaritan, VNAHSR

Aveanna Taps New Chief Legal Executive Aveanna Healthcare Holdings Inc. (NASDAQ: AVAH) has appointed Jerry Perchik as its new chief legal officer and secretary. Perchik will step into the role effective April 29. He was previously chief legal officer at diagnostic imaging company MedQuest Associates, serving in the same role at CRH Healthcare LLC prior […]

Rutgers, Samaritan Forge Critical Partnership in Palliative Care Education

In a significant step toward enhancing palliative care education and services in their markets, Rutgers University-Camden and Samaritan have officially inked a memorandum of understanding on a new partnership. The partnership is reflective of similar palliative care-awareness efforts happening across the U.S. The Rutgers-Samaritan collaboration, in particular, is focused on bolstering clinical rotations and hands-on […]

Hospices Assess Impact of SIP Payment Model Delay

Many hospices during the past two years have been preparing for participation in the Center for Medicare & Medicaid Innovation’s (CMMI) Primary Care First Serious Illness Population payment model. Now that the U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has delayed the program indefinitely, providers are assessing the impact of late implementation on their […]

Samaritan Healthcare & Hospice Rebrands as Service Lines Expand

New Jersey-based Samaritan Healthcare & Hospice, which cares for more than 11,000 patients annually, has rebranded as “Samaritan” to reflect its recently diversified service offerings and to position itself to participate in value-based care programs. One of the earliest hospices to be founded in the United States, the nonprofit hospice in 2009 launched a palliative […]