Hospice News

JUNE 1, 2022

In enacted, the recently reintroduced Palliative Care and Hospice Education Training Act (PCHETA) could make a dent in the recruitment barriers that hospices keep hitting. Hospice] has to become a part of the education of medical students, nursing and social workers at large,” Lee told Hospice News.

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Hospice News

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

These results appeared in a 2019 New England Journal of Medicine study titled “Rehabbed to Death.” Even more so, specific Medicare and Medicaid policies perpetuate this cycle. In the study, researchers present the case of an independent 87-year-old woman with moderate dementia admitted to the hospital with pneumonia.

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Hospice News

DECEMBER 21, 2022

Hospice leaders have kept their eyes on four key numbers as 2022 progressed: clinical capacity, length of stay, labor costs and utilization. A fifth, the rising number of new hospices in certain states, has emerged as a priority in recent weeks. These metrics are key to understanding what hospices experienced this year.

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Hospice News

JANUARY 16, 2023

Researchers analyzed records for 43,200 veterans with prior hospitalization who had received primary care at a VA site between October 2016 and September 2019. They found a 95% increase in hospice or palliative utilization among veterans served by VA providers participating in the agency’s Social Work Patient Aligned Care Team (PACT).

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Hospice News

DECEMBER 12, 2023

Patients who underwent palliative care and were hospitalized did not see significant differences in lengths of stay than others, but did see substantial cost savings, according to research presented at the American Society of Hematology Annual Meeting and Exposition. “We Of those 5,464 had received palliative care.

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Hospice News

JUNE 23, 2022

Private equity firms are pouring investment dollars into hospices at a record pace. Despite a cool down in the hospice mergers and acquisitions market during the first quarter of 2022, private equity firms have stayed aggressive on deals. Private equity investors are likely to stay bullish on hospice.

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Hospice News

JULY 5, 2022

The availability of post-acute resources, including hospice and palliative care, has a significant impact on hospital readmissions, but greater coordination among providers could drive improvement. Then you increase your likelihood of being bounced back to the hospital as your health declines.”.

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Hospice News

NOVEMBER 27, 2023

The findings were presented at the annual American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) Quality Care Symposium in Boston. They determined accessibility by comparing these records with data on the locations of Medicare-certified physicians who specialize in hospice and palliative care. Health outcomes are unequal. The post U.S.

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NHPCO

APRIL 17, 2023

For Immediate Release April 17, 2023 (Alexandria, VA) The National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization (NHPCO) published the following statement in response to a recent Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) proposed rule that would update key components of hospice reimbursement and regulations in Fiscal Year (FY) 2024.

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Rehab Realities by Renee Kinder

AUGUST 18, 2022

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has contracted with Acumen LLC and Abt Associates to develop quality and cost measures for use in the IRF, LTCH, SNF, and HH QRPs and the Nursing Home Quality Initiative (NHQI). of 6) of 1.5″ ″ x 2″ and 1 pkg. What was this group’s aim you ask? Project Overview.

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NHPCO

OCTOBER 5, 2023

For Immediate Release October 5, 2023 Photo Link (Alexandria, Va) – This week the National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization (NHPCO) honored standout members of the hospice and palliative care community during the 2023 NHPCO Annual Leadership Conference in Little Rock, Arkansas.

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1-800-HOSPICE

MAY 5, 2023

A Growing Field There is a growing field of research into the use of medical cannabis in hospice and palliative settings. Opinions Regarding the Use of Medical Cannabis in Hospice Most of the public now favors the legalization of medical cannabis, and healthcare professionals support its availability for the hospice setting.

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Pallimed

SEPTEMBER 12, 2022

This unexpectedly and undesirably increased health insurers’ medication costs, including Medicare and Medicaid (22). CDC issued another public warning against misapplication of the 2016 Guideline on April 24, 2019 (52).

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Hospice Law Blog

SEPTEMBER 23, 2019

Direct Data Entry (DDE) access is a company’s revenue lifeline: without it, hospices cannot comply with NOE filing requirements or submit claims for payment. Every hospice has DDE login rights, but many fail to recognize (and take due care to avoid) the serious hidden pitfalls that are found in this system.

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Rehab Realities by Renee Kinder

MAY 26, 2022

This will be either a patient control number (found at form locator 03a on the UB-04 claim form) or a medical record number (found at form locator 03b on the UB-04 claim form) for a traditional Medicare Part A Fee-for-Service patient who received services from July 1, 2021, through Sept. 30, 2021 (“from” or “through” dates on a paid claim).

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GeriPal

APRIL 13, 2023

” Dr. Kotwal’s work showing how social isolation impacts end-of-life health care use , including hospice and acute care. No, I mean, I think I had the initial feeling or thought about this being present after I learned about it and were thoughtful with senior mentors about it. You just knew it? Thomas: Yeah, yeah.

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Home Care Pulse

JUNE 27, 2023

Amanda Sternklar ( 01:03 ): Since 2019, homo has achieved over 90% unit growth and expanded its footprint into more than 30 new states. Now, for those of us in home care, you know, we know original Medicare is not a payer for us. This comes at a, a high heavy price tag too at nms estimated cost to Medicare of 26 billion.

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