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Hospices Stepping Up Performance on Visits-in-Last-Days-of-Life Measure

Hospice News

The number of registered nurse and social worker visits during a patient’s final week is one of the seven quality measures that CMS uses to evaluate providers. In 2019, for example, the percentage was 66%. Social worker visits in the last days of life also rose to 9% in 2021, up from 7% in 2020.

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How Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center Built an Award-Winning Palliative Program

Hospice News

According to Wu, the hospital sees about 1,000 patients a year across the spectrum of serious illnesses; some of the most common diagnoses include sepsis, heart failure, Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease, cancer and dementia.

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Ep.17: How Home Care Agencies Can Reduce Hospital Readmissions

Home Care Pulse

Amanda Sternklar ( 01:03 ): Since 2019, homo has achieved over 90% unit growth and expanded its footprint into more than 30 new states. Laura is the executive Vice President of Home Well Care Services. And Laura dropped so many nuggets during that little presentation piece right there. You don’t get the same symptoms.