Hospice News January 14, 2026
Holly Vossel

Hospice operations are undergoing a metamorphosis in a new era of artificial intelligence as providers pursue greater patient satisfaction and clinical efficiency.

The nation’s growing aging population is swelling during a time of prolific health care workforce shortages. The issue is driving hospices to more closely examine the outlook of AI innovation, according to Matt Tanzer, president of BAYADA Hospice.

BAYADA provides home health, personal care, private duty nursing and hospice services across the United States, India, Ireland, New Zealand and South Korea. Hospices have increasingly turned to technology to improve clinical capacity and documentation, as well as patient outcomes, Tanzer said during a recent Hospice News webinar.

“We’re in a permanent state of nursing shortage,” Tanzer told Hospice News...

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