As home-based care leaders seek new business opportunities, rolling out new product or service lines can be an avenue for achieving growth. But those new service lines can also have considerable financial consequences if things go awry. One company with extensive experience launching new service lines is Choice Health at Home. Tyler, Texas-based Choice provides […]
Category: Palliative Care
Compassus has signed an agreement to form a joint venture with the health system Providence. The partnership will include home health care, hospice, community-based palliative care and home care services. It is the latest example of Compassus’ overarching joint venture growth strategy. “Providence at Home with Compassus” will be the name of the venture. In […]
Home-based care leaders are gaining some gusto. They are at the helm of the organizations that should, theoretically, be the beneficiaries of an overload of demand over the next decade. In the past, providers have pleaded for a “seat at the table” in the health care continuum. But, to a certain extent, they now hold […]
Empath Health is a company in transition. In the spring, it completed an affiliation process with Trustbridge, which formed the largest nonprofit post-acute provider organization in the state of Florida. The Clearwater, Florida-based Empath Health offers hospice, home health care, palliative care, grief services, Program of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly (PACE), adult day services, […]
New Day Healthcare has made Jeff Bonham its senior leadership executive and operations project specialist. He will head up the company’s strategic initiatives around Medicare Advantage (MA), and a virtual home health model to support MA business. “Bringing Jeff on board is a huge lift for New Day as we continue to ‘Burn the Ships’ […]
Alivia Care has launched Alivia Care @ Home, an initiative aimed at reaching patients earlier. CEO Susan Ponder-Stansel described Alivia Care @ Home as an additional support choice. “We’re in the Medicare-certified home health business, and we’re in the private-duty business, and we’ve had palliative care for a very long time,” she told Home Health […]
Oftentimes, talks between home health providers and their many referral partners are an exercise in education. For providers offering palliative care, that education usually starts at a 101-level. Part of that conversation with hospital and health system partners includes convincing case managers that patients will be better suited at home. “The longer a patient lays […]
Navigating new service lines can be daunting, especially when integrating palliative care into existing service lines. Yet, as some providers can attest, embracing change can also yield significant benefits. Their experiences underscore the importance of finding advocates within partner organizations and embracing patient-centered models. While the journey towards palliative care integration may be slow for […]
It takes a village to build and maintain a successful at-home care program for seniors aging in place. As more care expands into the home, a pharmacist’s role in that village is only going to get more necessary. “Hospitals typically provide patients with a medication reconciliation sheet upon discharge, but there’s often a discrepancy between […]
Patients who receive home-based palliative care (HBPC) services experience fewer emergency department visits, fewer hospitalizations and lower costs once they start receiving services. That’s according to a recent study conducted by the West Health Research Institute of Blue Shield of California. “Home-based palliative care is a powerful tool to improve the care of seriously ill […]