LVF S2 EP7 - Building a Hospice Company Around Family, Not Fraud with Phillip Fulgham
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The biggest problem in hospice isn't fraud, it's patients waiting too long to choose it.
Tom sits down with Phillip Fulgham, Vice President of Hospice at Saad Healthcare, a family owned home health and hospice company based in Mobile, Alabama serving the state's southern counties and coastal Mississippi. Phillip has led Saad's hospice service line since 2017, continuing a business his grandparents started over 50 years ago.
He explains:
Why short length of stay, not fraud, is the real crisis facing hospice today
How AI is helping nurses track and document patient decline more accurately
Why licensed practical nurse visits aren't reimbursed the same as registered nurse visits during a crisis, and why that's a problem
How respite and continuous home care are two of the most underused hospice benefits
Why bereavement care might be the most overlooked part of the entire hospice benefit
Tom and Phillip also get into the CMS Hospice Care Index, the serving and spending variation index oversight framework, nursing home referral practices, de-prescribing medications near end of life, and what it's like building a family legacy in home health and hospice.
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