Transitions Care CEO: Hospice Marketing Doesn’t Work in a Vacuum

When marketing his hospice business, Transitions Care CEO Jim Palazzo makes it personal. Palazzo established Illinois-based Transitions Care in 2007 as a portfolio company of the Transitions Group — which also holds skilled nursing, home health, medical equipment and therapy assets. Since then, the company has expanded its footprint to cover four additional states: Indiana, […]

Why Hospice Providers Are Ready to Spend Big on Technology

Hospice providers have increasingly turned to technology to connect with hard-to-reach patients, streamline back-office functions and stay ahead of the curve on worsening health conditions. Many operators have likewise leveraged tech to better engage employees in hopes of stronger recruitment and retention. The year ahead is likely to bring significantly more technology investment as well, […]

Hospice Operators Watching Closely as Large Payers Transform the Industry

For better or worse, the growing presence of large insurance companies in the hospice and home health provider space could be transformative for the industry. Two transactions demonstrate rising interest among payers in owning the home-based care assets that serve their beneficiaries. Humana Inc. (NYSE: HUM) in 2021 acquired 100% ownership of Kindred at Home […]

Transitions Care Leverages Tech, New Care Models to Improve Patient Outcomes

Illinois-based Transitions Care is implementing new technology and innovative care models to maximize its opportunities for value-based reimbursement, improve patient outcomes and create efficiency to reduce the burden on staff.  In pursuit of these objectives, the company in 2021 launched two new programs: Chronic Care Management (CCM) and Transitional Care Management (TCM), as well as […]

Transitions Expands to Pennsylvania with Pilgrimage Hospice Transaction

Transitions has acquired Pilgrimage Hospice in Pittsburgh for an undisclosed amount. The deal marks the company’s first entry into the Pennsylvania market as it executes plans for multi-state expansion. Transitions Hospice, a portfolio company of the Transitions Group, expects to enter three additional new states by the first quarter of 2022. Pilgrimage serves patients in […]

Transitions Hospice Enters Michigan Market with De Novo

Transitions Hospice has expanded into Michigan with a de novo in the Troy community. The new location will care for patients in Detroit, Lansing, Ann Arbor and a number of surrounding communities. The move furthers Transitions’ multi-state expansion plan, focused on Midwest markets. Transitions Hospice is a portfolio company of the Transitions Group, which also […]

Transitions Hospice Poised for Expansion in Multiple States

Huntley, Ill.-based Transitions Hospice will be spreading its wings over several new markets in the coming months, including entry into more than one additional states. The hospice and palliative care provider is expanding via de novos as well as forthcoming acquisitions. In concert with the growing footprint, Transition is building up its palliative care business […]

Transitions CEO: Medicare Advantage Could Slow Private Equity Interest in Hospice

CEO Jim Palazzo founded Transitions Hospice in 2007 as a portfolio company within the Transitions Group — which also holds skilled nursing, home health, medical equipment and therapy assets.  He became interested in health care during his college years while working as a caregiver for a friend’s 87-year-old grandfather three nights a week and began […]

Transitions Hospice Expands Midwestern Footprint

Huntley, Ill.-based Transitions Hospice is expanding its geographic footprint with a de novo in Northwest Indiana region, with a second soon to open in the city of Springfield in their home state.  The hospice already operates a location in Indianapolis, as well as providing services throughout 38 counties in Illinois. Transitions Hospice is a portfolio […]