This article is sponsored by Trella Health. In this Voices Interview, Hospice News sits down with Pierre Menard, Chief Technology Officer, Trella Health, to talk about the keys to harnessing technology to drive smarter growth and better outcomes in post-acute care. He provides an overview of how technology and future innovation will transform the post-acute […]
Researchers recently introduced a behavioral education model that addresses how physician emotions drive clinical and family decision-making at the end of life. Physicians’ emotions can influence their decisions around the timing and type of care provided to patients and families at the end of life, according to a recent study in Social Science & Medicine. […]
Pennant Group reorganizes its executive team The Pennant Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: PNTG) recently began the hunt to fill CFO and chief investment officer roles. This follows the recent announcement that Derek Bunker has resigned as Pennant’s chief investment officer, executive vice president and corporate secretary, effective Dec. 31, 2022. “On behalf of the Pennant team, […]
Hospice referrals appear to be going up. But many patients who get the referral never receive the care due to low health literacy and social determinant of health factors. Among patients who received inpatient discharge instructions indicating hospice, nearly 1 in 10 did not enroll within 30 days of leaving the hospital, according to recent […]
Physician burnout costs hospices — both literally and figuratively — whether it occurs among their own medical staff or with their referral partners. One of the most damaging effects is higher turnover. Burnout causes a sizable contingent of physicians to leave their jobs, and it has only grown more prevalent during the pandemic. This not […]
The U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) designed the Hospice Care Index (HCI) to paint a picture of care processes that occur between a patient’s admission and discharge, but as currently designed it may not be an effective measure of quality. Payers and referral partners are paying closer attention to hospices’ performance on […]
In an evolving payment and regulatory environment, hospices would benefit from stepping up their engagement with federal, state and local agencies and legislators. This may be particularly urgent now, with the public comment period still open on the 2023 proposed payment rule, and as policymakers debate whether COVID-related waivers and assistance should end. Federal agencies […]
The hospice industry is likely to boom in coming years, but in order to thrive providers need to make serious investments to grow their workforce, expand referral partnerships and prepare for a value-based payment environment. Favorable demographics point towards accelerated growth for hospice providers, according to the 2021 Post-Acute Care Industry Trend Report by Trella […]
This article is brought to you by Trella Health. This article is based on an interview that took place during a virtual Q&A discussion with Jonas Fortenberry, Revenue Enablement Manager at Trella Health. The virtual Q&A took place during the Growth Sales Summit held on January 12, 2022. This is an excerpt from the session, […]
Trella Health has acquired PlayMaker Health in a move that will combine the two health care data and marketing analytics software companies. Financial terms of the transaction were undisclosed. Atlanta-based Trella Health provides market intelligence to post-acute care providers and some adjacent institutions, including direct contracting entities and accountable care organizations. The U.S. Centers for […]
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