9+ hour, 7+ min ago  (472+ words) Laura James / Pexels True quality care transcends government-required metrics and is key to shaping the future of hospice care. This is according to Tom Koutsoumpas, founder and CEO of the National Partnership for Healthcare & Hospice Innovation (NPHI), and Carole Fisher,…...

13+ hour, 2+ min ago  (522+ words) Tim Mossholder / Pexels Superior Health Holdings has acquired Chant Healthcare, a hospice and home care provider in Oklahoma. The acquisition marks the company's entry into the state. Financial terms of the deal were undisclosed. Chant Healthcare provides hospice, home health…...

1+ day, 12+ hour ago  (735+ words) Paul Minton, Head of Product, Matrix Care Where do you see the most meaningful opportunities for AI to improve quality of life for hospice patients'not just operational efficiency? How can AI be used to better anticipate patient needs (pain management,…...

1+ day, 7+ hour ago  (1175+ words) Where do you see the most meaningful opportunities for AI to improve quality of life for hospice patients'not just operational efficiency? Honestly, I think operational efficiency is the most meaningful improvement, because it gives clinicians more time to focus on…...

1+ day, 12+ hour ago  (1058+ words) Where do you see the most meaningful opportunities for AI to improve quality of life for hospice patients'not just operational efficiency? I think one of the most meaningful opportunities is predictive analytics that monitor symptoms and documentation to recognize earlier…...

1+ day, 12+ hour ago  (1128+ words) Where do you see the most meaningful opportunities for AI to improve quality of life for hospice patients'not just operational efficiency? The most meaningful opportunity I see today is personalization of care at scale. AI can help us recognize patterns…...

1+ day, 12+ hour ago  (1023+ words) Where do you see the most meaningful opportunities for AI to improve quality of life for hospice patients'not just operational efficiency? From there, it's about how we incorporate all of that into their hospice journey, and also pull in the…...

1+ day, 16+ hour ago  (542+ words) VITAS Healthcare has been working to balance admission numbers from different settings and manage length of stay to prevent further payment cap liabilities after a rough go in the last months of 2025. Starting late last year VITAS began emphasizing hospital-based…...

4+ day, 16+ hour ago  (441+ words) Medicare could save between $1. 19 billion and $1. 5 billion annually if eligible beneficiaries elected the hospice benefit five days earlier, according to a new analysis commissioned by the Research Institute for Home Care. The project's Early Hospice Election Model examined Medicare beneficiaries…...

5+ day, 10+ hour ago  (626+ words) Noah Munivez / Pexels A swath of hospices have appointed new executives to steer their organizations. Hosparus Health has named Becky Tooker as its new president. Tooker has more than 25 years of health care leadership experience, particularly in hospice, home health…...