Hospices Stepping Up Performance on Visits-in-Last-Days-of-Life Measure
Hospice News
MARCH 14, 2024
CMS introduced SIA in 2016. In Calendar Year 2021, the share of hospice care days with nurse visits in the last seven days of life rose to 63%, up from 62% year over year, according to the National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization (NHPCO). In 2019, for example, the percentage was 66%.
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