Hospices Stepping Up Performance on Visits-in-Last-Days-of-Life Measure
Hospice News
MARCH 14, 2024
Social worker visits in the last days of life also rose to 9% in 2021, up from 7% in 2020. Patients may be receiving several visits from these professionals during the last days of life, or multiple visits on the same day, that do not count toward the measure, she said. In 2019, for example, the percentage was 66%.
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