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Care Coordination, Quality Data Crucial to Hospice Referral Growth

Hospice News

Care coordination and quality data will be engines for hospice referral growth. As end-of-life care received a spotlight during a global pandemic, the historical viewpoints around hospice care delivery have been undergoing a “fundamental shift,” Dresang said. As challenging as it was, the residue is largely positive.

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Aetna’s President of Medicare: MA Plans Go All-In on Aging in Place with New 2024 Benefits, Palliative Care, Hospice VBID

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Aetna, a subsidiary of CVS Health (NYSE: CVS), is leveraging a series of new benefits that, coupled with existing palliative care programs and ongoing hospice payment demonstrations, promise to keep patients in their homes and out of facilities. In 2024, we have plans that offer $0 copay for primary care visits and labs.

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Transparency Essential to Hospice Compliance in 2024

Hospice News

The ability to monitor and educate staff on their roles and responsibilities in compliance will be a key for hospice sustainability and quality heading into 2024, Piland said at the National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization’s (NHPCO) Annual Leadership Conference in Little Rock, Arkansas. On Wednesday, the U.S.

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Program Integrity, Health Equity, Workforce Pressures Top of Mind for Hospice Leaders in 2024

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This year has brought both tumultuous challenges and evolving opportunities for hospices that will steer hospice leadership during 2024. Hospice care reduces Medicare expenditures by about $3.5 Lynne Sexten, CEO, Agrace Hospice & Supportive Care [Three words to sum up 2024 would be]: Protect the benefit.

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New CMMI Primary Care Demo Could Pave Way for Hospice, Palliative Partnerships

Hospice News

A new primary care-focused payment model demonstration could create new partnership opportunities for hospice and palliative care providers. The agency intends for the 10-year demo to expand and enhance care management and care coordination. Palliative and hospice care are critical to a patient’s care journey.

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Palliative Care News Conference: Palliative Prowess

Hospice News

This article is based on a Palliative Care News discussion with Deanna Heath, Senior Vice President of customer experience at KanTime, Jared King, Vice President of business development and sales at Hospice Dynamix and Sundar Kannan, CEO of KanTime. The discussion took place on February 29, 2024 during PCN Conference in Tampa.

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2024 Final Rule May Signal Changes in CMS’ Approach to Hospice Quality

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The focus on gathering data to both measure and understand gaps in access and quality signal an increased drive toward reducing disparities in end-of-life care — a goal regulators and hospice providers can agree upon, according to Ben Marcantonio, COO and interim CEO of the National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization (NHPCO).

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