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Hospices’ Collaboration with Discharge Planners Key to Effective Care Transitions

Hospice News

Securing timely referrals for eligible patients remains a challenge because many hospice patients receive care for only a few days prior to death. Additionally, careful management of discharges to hospice care is a growing priority as providers and payers seek to reduce hospitalizations, readmissions and emergency department visits.

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What New Allegations that HCA Healthcare Pressured Patients Mean for Hospices

Hospice News

SEIU analyzed Medicare claims data showing that the average hospice transfer rate among HCA hospital discharges was nearly 40% above the national average in 2021 and represented a 50% growth rate over four years. During the past several years, HCA has closed a number of home health and hospice acquisitions. More than 1.72