The healthcare industry has experienced significant staffing shortages lately. These have impacted both nursing homes and hospice centers. Staffing shortages cause problems for many reasons. For one thing, it means that residents may not get the care that they need...
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Safeguarding your company’s share of the hospice marketplace
Hospice care serves as a vital resource for patients and their families during the most challenging times. If you own a hospice care company, as the demand for compassionate, high-quality end-of-life care continues to grow, securing your hospice company's market share...
4 things to remember before starting a hospice business
The United States population is aging. Currently, there are around 45 million people over the age of 65. It’s expected to double by 2050. With change comes opportunity, and one clear one lies in caring for this aging population. Here are some things to consider if you...
How 1.7 million Texans losing Medicaid could affect businesses
The choice to accept Medicare and Medicaid can substantially expand a hospital or medical practice's patient base. Agreeing to certain terms so that a company can accept government insurance reimbursement may cut into their profit margins for certain types of care but...
Hospices look to consolidation to remain competitive
The end-of-life health care sector has grown significantly in recent years, which means hospices in Texas and around the country have more competitors. To adjust to this new market paradigm, many end-of-life care facilities are exploring consolidation options to...
Texas sues PP for alleged Medicaid fraud
In Texas and other states in which it operates, Planned Parenthood provides many reproductive health services beyond abortion to primarily low-income patients. The organization provides cancer screening, sexually transmitted infection screening and treatment, and...
How hospice services deal with domestic violence
For thousands of Texas residents each year, hospice services represent a crucial form of care at the last stage of life. This is frequently a traumatic and difficult time under the best of circumstances, but past traumas can often add to the stress and difficulty....
Pilot program saves money and improves patient outcomes
A program launched by the U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services studied the impact of allowing patients to pursue both hospice and curative care at the same time. According to a recently released report, it found that it had wide ranging benefits for...
Funding cuts complicate compliance with CMS hospice regulations
Since the passage of the Improving Medicare Post-Acute Care Transformation Act of 2014 (IMPACT Act), hospice operators in Texas and nationwide have seen their federal funding erode. One problem in particular that lobbyists for the hospice industry hope to correct is...
A look at the proposed nursing home staffing rules
As the nation's elderly population increases, Texas nursing homes face bringing in many new patients while dealing with an employment crisis. Unfortunately, a recent proposal from the U.S. government is piling even more stress on the nation's nursing home facilities....