Register now for a complimentary webinar on Tuesday, July 24th at 1 PM Central Time: “Beyond the QAPI Basics—Tips to Improve Your Hospice Care.” Quality Assurance/Performance Improvement (QAPI) can be something that actually makes a difference in your agency and be more than a required compliance activity to get you through your survey. Hospice Quality […]
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Insurance giant Humana (NYSE: HUM) is about to become the nation’s largest hospice provider. Specifically, Humana is acquiring a stake in the home health and hospice business of Kindred Healthcare (NYSE: KND) as part of a joint venture with two private equity firms. In addition to Kindred, Humana is buying hospice provider Curo for $1.4 billion, […]
Dr. Atul Gawande spurred a national conversation about aging and end-of-life care when he published his 2014 bestseller “Being Mortal.” Now, he has been named CEO of a new health care venture launched by corporate giants Amazon (Nasdaq: AMZN), Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE: BRK.A) and JPMorgan Chase (NYSE: JPM). The appointment of 52-year-old Gawande (pictured above) […]
The hospice industry has made it well known it can play a bigger part in addressing the national opioid crisis, but the role of hospices are playing may already be broader than some think. Hospice organizations are frequently acting as a first line of support for families and loved ones of those lost to addiction […]
Trustbridge Inc., a West Palm Beach, Fla.-based nonprofit hospice provider, settled an excessive billing case with the government for $1 million at the same time it was paying executives exorbitant pay raises, The Palm Beach Post reported. The company is the parent of Hospice of Palm Beach County, Hospice By the Sea and Hospice of Broward County, […]
Three decades ago, Vermont’s median age was roughly the same as the nation’s. The Green Mountain State is now, however, one of the oldest, and more of its aging residents are starting to make hospice care a pillar of their end-of-life plans. To keep up with that rising demand, the Visiting Nurse Association & Hospice of […]
In general, health care expenses and intensity of care varies for Medicare patients receiving chronic kidney dialysis during the last year of their life. One thing that does not vary, however, is their lack of access to hospice care, a new study has found. As part of the study, published June 4 in the journal Health Affairs, […]
From 2016 to 2017, the home health and hospice markets both experienced growth, with millions of more Medicare beneficiaries utilizing these services, according to year-end data from Excel Health. The data, which is based on the most recent Medicare Part A and Medicare Part B claims data, show there were 57.7 million Medicare beneficiaries residing in […]
Tidewell Hospice has a monopoly on the market in Sarasota County, Florida—but promoting more competition is not a sufficient reason to allow another hospice to open there, according to a recent ruling from the First District Court of Appeal. At issue is Florida’s certificate of need (CON) law. Like more than a dozen states across […]
After a long weekend, get a jump-start on your week with our Must-Read News flash. See what headlines caught our eye around the web. Keep reading to see our top stories on all things home health and home care from last week. The royal wedding of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle was a highlight of […]
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