Hospices are broadening their horizons when it comes to service diversification. Some providers are exploring innovative care models, while others are moving upstream into palliative care and branching out their community-based services. Palliative care is at the forefront of service diversification in the hospice landscape, Crossroads Hospice & Palliative Care CEO Perry Farmer said at […]
Hospices are seeing the potential for caregiver support improvement in the first year of the Guiding an Improved Dementia Experience (GUIDE) payment demonstration. Intended to improve care management, caregiver education and respite access for dementia patients and their families, the GUIDE model could have significant impacts, according to Dr. Marny Fetzer, chief medical officer at […]
Hospices nationwide have been diversifying their services to include palliative care, PACE, home-based primary care and a host of other business lines. However, some organizations have found success with disease-specific programs reimbursed through the Medicare Hospice Benefit. A growing number of operators have developed programs tailored to patients with specific diagnoses, providing specialized care tailored […]
Hospice leaders will need to keep their eyes on five key trends in the new year when it comes to compliance, business operations and finance. Coupled with these trends is rising utilization. Hospice utilization reached 51.7% among Medicare decedents in 2023, up more than two percentage points from the prior year, according to recent data […]
Recent years have seen an uptick in consolidation activity among nonprofits in the hospice space. Increasingly, nonprofits are pursuing acquisitions and affiliations, as well as forming regional collaboratives. To achieve these kinds of growth, hospices must consider whether they should affiliate or buy another company outright. Each approach comes with benefits and risks. Rising operating […]
By continuing to use the site, you agree to the use of cookies. more information
The cookie settings on this website are set to "allow cookies" to give you the best browsing experience possible. If you continue to use this website without changing your cookie settings or you click "Accept" below then you are consenting to this.
