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How Hospice Supports Families

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On the other hand, the trend of more Americans dying at home also presents challenges for families that we may have not seen for a century. In 1984, there were only 31 Medicare-certified home hospice agencies. Additionally, Medicare pays 100% for home hospice with no copays or deductibles. 2008 Nov;98(11):2092-8.

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DMPAG & TCET: Acronyms for therapists to know

Rehab Realities by Renee Kinder

To begin, as noted by the AMA, digital medicine presents an opportunity to improve access and to offer cost-effective medical care to a large swath of patients with varied needs. Telephone evaluation and management services: CPT codes to describe telephone evaluation and management services have been available since 2008.

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Guiding an Improved Dementia Experience (GUIDE) Model: A Podcast with Malaz Boustani and Diane Ty

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Don’t get me wrong, the evidence points to cost savings, but as Chris Callahan and Kathleen Unroe pointed out in a JAGS editorial in 2020 “in comprehensive dementia care models, savings may accrue to Medicare, but the expenses accrue to a fluid and unstable network of local service providers, patients, and their families.” ” You know?

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