1+ day, 15+ hour ago  (902+ words) The U. S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has been largely unresponsive to hospices" rebuttals to payment suspensions due to suspicion of fraud. Hospice News has spoken with 10 hospices that have received suspension letters; each indicated that the block on their…...

1+ day, 19+ hour ago  (719+ words) When Dr. Darius Joshi named his San Jose, California-based hospice Redwood Hospice, the name had more significance than simply proximity to Redwood National and State Parks. "The redwood trees, as tall and majestic as they are, actually have a very…...

1+ day, 13+ hour ago  (635+ words) Laura James / Pexels The Texas-based care management company Care For has launched a hospice program. Branded as Care For Hospice, the program offers comprehensive symptom management, emotional support, caregiver education and 24/7 on-call clinical coverage. Establishment of the hospice will allow…...

2+ day, 14+ hour ago  (180+ words) Monroe Capital has extended a senior credit facility to support the private equity firm Warburg Pincus" investment in the home-based care provider Cornerstone Caregiving. Cornerstone, based in Waco, Texas, provides hospice, home care, palliative care and a range of other…...

2+ day, 18+ hour ago  (556+ words) Julia M Cameron / Pexels Hospices need culturally-informed approaches that respect and understand values across a diverse range of belief systems, said Dr. Kimberly Curseen, the new board of directors president at the American Academy of Hospice and Palliative Medicine (AAHPM)....

3+ day, 23+ hour ago  (431+ words) Hospices are seeking varied ways to turn their most significant staffing headwinds into tailwinds when it comes to staff retention. Top of mind for today's hospice providers is finding successful strategies to improve clinical capacity amid widespread health care staffing…...

4+ day, 11+ hour ago  (727+ words) Enhabit Inc. plans to expand aggressively this year and beyond, with a goal of achieving a double-digit growth rate, according to the company's new CEO Dale Clift. Clift took the helm at Enhabit last week, succeeding Barbara Jacobsmeyer. The announcement…...

4+ day, 18+ hour ago  (555+ words) The next generation of hospice outreach and marketing teams will need strong, supportive oversight to navigate an increasingly complex regulatory environment, according to Jen Malko, vice president of business development at Haven Hospice. Sales leaders balance various clinical and administrative…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago  (811+ words) Some hospice providers have recently undergone leadership changes at executive levels. Brent Korte has stepped down as CEO of Dallas-based Frontpoint Health. The company appointed Jay Wendt to succeed him. Wendt has more than 20 years of leadership experience in the…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago  (555+ words) Leon Kohle / Pexels Ohio and Georgia are seeing a large influx of new hospice operators, leading some to suspect that fraud is becoming more prevalent in those states. Some new providers in Ohio are entering markets where patient needs do…...