Nonprofit hospices are increasingly banding together in varying types of collaboratives to create workforce, operational and cost-effective synergies. As this trend picks up steam, hospices will need to fine-tune the details of these affiliations and choose partners carefully. Collaborations allow hospices to share best practices, quality initiatives, staff education and volunteer resources, as well as […]
Wisconsin Hospice & Palliative Care Collective
Locals in central Wisconsin have likely at least heard of Madison-based Agrace Hospice & Supportive Care. The nonprofit routinely advertises in local media and other forms of direct-to-consumer marketing in addition to relationship-building with referral partners. Lynne Sexten, president and CEO of Agrace Hospice & Supportive Care, recently sat down with Hospice News to discuss […]
Davis, Calif.-based Yolo Hospice has become the newest affiliate of the California Hospice Network (CHN). The network is a coalition of nonprofit hospices designed to support the growth of community-based hospice care and leverage their collective scale and resources in value-based payment programs. Though each California Hospice Network member remains a distinct, independent organization, the […]
A group of nonprofit hospice, home health, and palliative care providers have formed a collaborative network to support, sustain and grow their services across Colorado. Collaborations such as these have been vital for many smaller hospices to remain competitive with larger players in the space and to maintain eligibility for value-based payment programs such as […]
Five Wisconsin hospice and palliative care providers have formalized a partnership to maximize their scale and negotiating power with payers in value-based payment models. The current focus of the new organization, called the Wisconsin Hospice & Palliative Care Collaborative (WHPCC), is reimbursement contracts for palliative care, using the term supportive care management. WHPCC has incorporated […]