Palliative Care Providers Leverage Data to Thrive within Value-Based Reimbursement Models

Hospice News May 9, 2023
By Markisan Naso

Data collection and analysis are becoming increasingly important to palliative care providers’ clinical and business processes.

This trend has led to many new partnerships that have helped companies make better-informed decisions for patients.

Recently, Sharon S. Richardson Community Hospice entered into a partnership with the tech company WellSky, using a predictive analytics platform to identify patients in need of palliative care or hospice earlier.

Wes Little, chief analytics officer and general manager for WellSky, said the company has seen palliative care providers like Sharon Richardson become more focused on solving the “quadruple aim” – enhancing patient experience, improving population health, reducing costs and improving the work-life balance for health care providers.

“For a palliative care provider like Sharon Richardson, the...

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