Chicago Caregiving

APRIL 4, 2024

In spring 2021, after the vaccine rollout, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said those who were fully vaccinated against Covid-19 could safely gather with others who were vaccinated without masks or social distancing. Increased age means increased risk The shot is covered by Medicare. Read the original article.

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Home Care Pulse

JULY 26, 2022

Article Contents: – Introduction. – July 2021: What is the Hospice Care Index? Article Contents: July 2021: What is the Hospice Care Index? Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services have published the inaugural report for the Hospice Care Index. July 2021: What is the Hospice Care Index?

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Hospice News

DECEMBER 8, 2022

This article is sponsored by The Braff Group. According to our proprietary database, there were 67 transactions on the hospice side in 2021, and no one really expected it to surge as it did when the pandemic hit. There’s still a strong buyer demand and a strong patient preference to remain in their homes.

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Healthcare Law Insights blog

APRIL 25, 2022

Prior to the pandemic a Centers for Medicare and Medicaid pilot study yielded positive results with respect to hospital readmission rates and follow-up emergency department visits. A survey in September 2021 showed that patients who received ACHAH care were highly satisfied (88%) and were likely to recommend it to friends and family (85%).

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AJN Off the Charts

JUNE 15, 2022

In a comparison of air pollution data with Medicare data from more than 24 million urban and nonurban U.S. In June 2021, the FDA fast-tracked approval of aducanumab (Aduhelm), a $28,000/year drug for IV administration. For example, only 0.6% PLoS Med 2022;19(2):e1003893; Chhatwal JP, et al. JAMA Neurol 2021;78(11):1305-6.

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GeriPal

MARCH 7, 2024

Check out the Pub Crawl GeriPal post for more info, and follow #HPMParty on Twitter to keep us as we crawl! ** In the last several years, I’ve seen more and more articles about end-of-life doulas ( like this NY Times article from 2021 ). I’m unsure what they do, how often they’re used, and who pays for their work.

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Minority Nurse

JANUARY 27, 2023

In this article, we’ll look at how that progress was made, the impact of COVID, and how newly proposed federal legislation would strengthen NP practice. She notes that four states moved to full practice authority through the pandemic: Delaware and Massachusetts in 2021 and New York and Kansas in 2022.

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Minority Nurse

NOVEMBER 18, 2022

In this article, we’ll look at how that progress was made, the impact of COVID, and how newly proposed federal legislation would strengthen NP practice. She notes that four states moved to full practice authority through the pandemic: Delaware and Massachusetts in 2021 and New York and Kansas in 2022.

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Hospice Law Blog

OCTOBER 6, 2021

On October 4, 2021, California Governor Gavin Newsom signed California bill SB-664 “Hospice licensure: moratorium on new licenses” (the “ Bill ”) into law. Blog articles regarding such legislation will be posted soon on the Healthcare Law Blog. Stay tuned!

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Rehab Realities by Renee Kinder

MARCH 31, 2022

Medicare still currently considers these codes to be non-covered. We were first introduced to this concept in a November 2021 press release from CMS titled: CMS Repeals MCIT/R&N Rule; Will Consider Other Coverage Pathways to Enhance Access to Innovative Medical Devices. Relative values are assigned to these services.

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The Nurse Break

NOVEMBER 30, 2022

The following article was written March 28, 2021. In Australia, more than 30 million Medicare eligible telehealth consultations have occurred since March 2020, and patients overwhelmingly want the format to continue. Kate Renzenbrink | Director of Nursing & Midwifery Informatics (CNMIO).

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Hospice News

DECEMBER 2, 2022

The recent article by the New Yorker and ProPublica that branded “hospice” as a profiteering “hustle” was an outrageous misrepresentation of the provider community. The article begins with a rehash of the AseraCare False Claims Act (FCA) and anti-kickback lawsuit which was filed in 2008 and settled in March of 2020.

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Hospice News

DECEMBER 19, 2022

During late 2021 and 2022, the U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) developed new approaches for enforcing hospice regulations that will become effective on Jan. The following are the most-read Hospice News articles of 2022. #1 and a national audit for patient eligibility will soon begin.

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GeriPal

AUGUST 25, 2022

I had looked at a research article that had recently evaluated the prevalence of private equity transactions in the hospice market and noted that there was a pretty substantial uptick in the past decade, and really over the course of say around 2015 to 2019. Melissa, do you want to describe that paper? Melissa: Sure. You have chains growing.

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Hospice News

APRIL 24, 2023

However, unlike hospice services, which have a distinct payment model supported by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), palliative care has less established infrastructure for delivery. Based upon the request of a hospice customer, Axxess began to develop a palliative care-specific technology platform in 2021.

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Hospice News

FEBRUARY 17, 2023

Though operators often feel siloed within the Medicare Hospice Benefit, they are not shielded from the shifting currents in the health care system at large. As of 2021, patients with chronic illnesses or mental health conditions accounted for a staggering 90% of the United States’ $4.1 trillion annual health care expenditures, the U.S.

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GeriPal

MARCH 24, 2023

For a deeper diver into these issues, check out some of the following links: Ira’s Stat new article “Hospice care needs saving” GeriPal’s episode on the growing role of private equity in hospice care Acquisitions of Hospice Agencies by Private Equity Firms and Publicly Traded Corporations. Ira: I like the article. Thank you, Anne.

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Hospice News

MAY 12, 2023

This is the first of two articles that will highlight organizations that are innovating, as well as those whose activities could signal or shape the industry’s future. Among the considerations behind that choice was his experience in working with payers outside of traditional Medicare. Before that, he was president of Walgreens Co.,

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GeriPal

MAY 5, 2022

If you want to take a deeper dive into this subject and read some of the articles we discussed in the podcast, check out the following: Hearing Loss: Effect on Hospice and Palliative Care Through the Eyes of Practitioners. You have a world where… And I don’t mean just hearing aid coverage under Medicare. Transcript.

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GeriPal

AUGUST 17, 2023

Instead of Biogen’s expected billions of dollars of revenue from Aduhelm, they brought in only $3 million in revenue for all of 2021 ( here is my Twitter summary of this fiasco ). Now, of course, Medicare doesn’t pay for them. The outlook on amyloid antibodies are looking brighter though in 2023. We will get to you formally.

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Home Care Pulse

APRIL 7, 2022

Article Contents: – Introduction. Article Contents: Step 1: Prepare for success. By federal law, the caregiver benefits you are required to offer to full-time employees are: Social Security, Medicare, and Federal Insurance Contributions Act (FICA). billion daily active users at the end of 2021. Print Article.

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GeriPal

APRIL 13, 2023

I think 2021. Like it’s… Julianne: But I mean the one thing that Carla and I did in this article was try to provide a framework of very practical steps that providers can use. Have Medicare recognize social health as an important topic that is actually reimbursable in terms of services. Lightning round: magic wand.

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GeriPal

JUNE 2, 2022

So take a listen and if you want a deeper dive into some of the references we discuss on the podcast, here is a list: Medscape article on how “ COVID-19 Vaccines Work Better and for Longer Than Expected Across Populations, Including Immunocompromised Individuals”. Stat news article about variants/COVID becoming more predictable.

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