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Technology, Collaboration Pivotal to Speedy Hospice Admissions
1+ hour, 7+ min ago (398+ words) Alexa Fotos / Pexels Hospices have limited windows of opportunity and time to reach patients upstream in today's current health care climate, according to Dr. Tracy Romanello, medical director at Catholic Hospice and Catholic Palliative Care Services. Patients are often referred…...
AI Innovation Series 2026 " Suzanne Paysinger, Executive Director, Hospice of Limestone County
1+ day, 2+ hour ago (1134+ 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, trying to be optimistic, AI could help introduce newer techniques or supplies that may be helpful in…...
Wearable Technology Impacts Hospice Staff Safety, Satisfaction
2+ day, 1+ hour ago (490+ words) Wearable technologies have the potential to improve safety and communication among home-based hospice workers in the field. Hospice professionals navigate several unknown factors when providing care in the home, said Kenny Kelley, founder and CEO of Silent Beacon. Established in…...
DOJ Forms Health Care Fraud Strike Force
5+ day, 1+ hour ago (490+ words) Markus Winkler / Pexels The U. S. Department of Justice's (DOJ) National Fraud Enforcement Division has established a new task force spanning several federal agencies to join the battle against hospice fraud. The DOJ has launched the West Coast Health Care Fraud Strike…...
Hospice Scammer Receives 2-Year Prison Sentence
6+ day, 8+ hour ago (348+ words) Alex Alexsanian, 48, received a federal prison sentence for defrauding Medicare of more than $14 million for hospice services and diagnostic imaging that was never provided. Alexsanian also pleaded guilty in January to one count of conspiracy to commit money laundering. He…...
AI Innovation Series " Paul Minton, Head of Product, Matrix Care
1+ week, 2+ day 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,…...
AI Innovation Series 2026 " Sarah Williams, Director of Administrative Services, Hospice in the Pines
1+ week, 1+ day 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…...
AI Innovation Series 2026 " Tammy Flores, Manager, Health Informatics & Privacy, Hospice Alliance Inc.
1+ week, 2+ day 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…...
AI Innovation Series 2026 " Daniel Zhu, VP of Product Management, Data and AI/ML, Matrix Care
1+ week, 2+ day 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…...
AI Innovation Series " Allison Rainey, Head of Nursing and Clinical Informatics for Senior Living & Long Term Care, Matrix Care
1+ week, 2+ day 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…...