Hospice Savannah opens Georgia's first PACE program for elderly care 
WJCL-22, ABC, Savannah, GA; by Emma Hamilton; 11/11/26 
Savannah is making healthcare history with the opening of Georgia's first Program of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly (PACE). Hospice Savannah officially opened the Kole Center for PACE Tuesday afternoon with a ribbon-cutting ceremony. The new center provides care and support for individuals aged 55 and older with significant medical needs, enabling them to remain in their homes while accessing essential services. ... Georgia recently became the 34th state in the country to require PACE care after the Georgia General Assembly made it law.

OhioHealth Hospice Bereavement Team brings conversations about grief to the big screen 
OhioHealth, Athen, OH; Press release; 11/10/26
In recognition of National Hospice and Palliative Care Month in November, OhioHealth is partnering with the Athena Cinema in Athens for a free film series designed to create a comfortable space for conversations about death, dying, hospice care and bereavement. For Kelsey Funk, a member of the bereavement services team with OhioHealth Hospice Athens, opening the door to those conversations is an important part of helping people navigate grief. ... The series will feature three films intended to approach grief, death and hospice care from different perspectives: Coco ...; a short documentary ...; a fictional film ... 
Editor's Note: With today's video-streaming and large screen tvs, you too can easily replicate this for your own community.

CAPC to build National Palliative Care Program Inventory 
Hospice News; by Jim Parker; 11/11/26 
A new national initiative aims to identify where palliative care services are available and where patients continue to face gaps in access. The Center to Advance Palliative Care (CAPC) has launched the Palliative Care Program Inventory, a national effort to collect information about specialty palliative care programs operating in hospitals and community settings. According to CAPC, the initiative will provide a clearer picture of the nation’s palliative care infrastructure and help identify underserved communities.

Why hospice and palliative care expertise matters—with Dr. Kristi Newport | part one 
Teleios Collaborative Network (TCN); hosted by Chris Comeaux with Dr. Kristi Newport; 11/11/26 In Part One of this TCNtalks / Anatomy of Leadership conversation, host Chris Comeaux welcomes Dr. Kristi Newport, chief medical officer of the American Academy of Hospice and Palliative Medicine (AAHPM) and Chief of Palliative Care at Penn State College of Medicine, to explore what makes hospice and palliative medicine a distinct medical specialty. Dr. Newport connects rigorous training and ongoing learning with the deeply human work of understanding what matters most to patients.  From prognostication and complex symptom management to communication, ethics, and interdisciplinary collaboration, she explains why effective care requires both clinical competence and meaningful relationships. 

Never forget: Home care’s responsibility to veterans must not end with remembrance 
McKnights Home Care; by Tom Koutsoumpas; 11/9/26 
“Never forget.” These two words carry a solemn promise to remember those who served and the sacrifices they made. For those of us working in hospice and home-based care, that promise carries a particular responsibility: ensuring our gratitude is reflected in the care veterans receive, especially during the final chapter of their lives. Every Nov. 11, Americans gather to honor the men and women who have served in our Armed Forces. For those of us entrusted with their care, that commitment must extend well beyond Veterans Day.

OIG sharpens its focus on hospice and home health: what providers need to know now
JD Supra; by Jason Bring; 11/9/26 
Key Takeaways

• OIG is intensifying Medicare oversight of hospice and home health providers. ...
• Hospice eligibility and home health billing practices face targeted scrutiny. ...
• OIG’s compliance priorities create immediate governance obligations for provider leadership. ...

CMS Newsroom Fact Sheet: Rural Health Transformation Program - year 2 awards S
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS); Press Release | Fact Sheet; 11/9/26 
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announced $10 billion in this year’s awards to all 50 states through the Rural Health Transformation Program (RHTP), continuing this historic investment to strengthen rural healthcare across America. Established through the Working Families Tax Cuts Act, RHTP provides $50 billion over five years to help states improve healthcare access, quality, and outcomes in rural communities. 

What the mid-term elections mean for hospices 
Hospice News; by Jim Parker; 11/10/26 
The 2026 mid-term elections will dramatically alter the legislative landscape in which hospice policy is decided. ...

• Committee assignments, new members ...
• Legislators to watch ...
• The future of oversight ...

CEO impersonators stole millions from 2 health systems: DOJ 
Becker's Hospital Review; by Alan Condon; 11/9/26 
Two hospital systems allegedly lost nearly $7.8 million in an international fraud scheme in which criminals used advanced technology to impersonate CEOs and attorneys, tricking employees into transferring millions of dollars to fraudulent bank accounts. Three foreign nationals have been arrested and charged in connection with the alleged scheme, which stole more than $129 million from companies worldwide between 2024 and 2026, according to the Justice Department. Among the victims were a Missouri-based hospital system that allegedly lost $4.83 million and a California-based hospital system that lost $2.97 million.

What is AI in healthcare revenue cycle? 
Healthcare Financial Management Association (HFMA); by HFMA; 11/11/26  
Improving revenue cycle operations ranks as a top three strategic goal for healthcare leaders. It’s one reason why hospitals and health systems are increasingly investing in AI in the revenue cycle to strengthen performance. ... 
Understanding how AI is applied to revenue cycle

• “Situation response AI,” ...
• Combatting medical necessity denials, ...
• Fast-tracking appeals ...
• Helping to prevent denials, ...
• Automating prior authorization, ...   

Harvard physician Lachlan Forrow honored with Lifetime Achievement Award for Contributions to Medical Ethics and Palliative Care 
Life Sciences Times, Boston, MA; by Life Sciences Times; 11/9/26 
Lachlan Forrow, MD, a longtime Harvard Medical School Physician and Medical Ethicist who helped shape palliative care and clinical ethics at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, has been selected to receive the inaugural Lifetime Achievement Award from the Albert Schweitzer Fellowship. The award recognizes Forrow’s more than four decades of contributions to bioethics, compassionate patient care, medical education and community health leadership. ... Forrow spent much of his medical career at Boston’s Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (BIDMC), where he founded and directed the hospital’s ethics and palliative care programs.

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