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10 Hospice News ‘Hidden Gem’ Stories from 2022

Hospice News

The staffing shortage was the hospice community’s strongest headwind during 2022, driving up labor costs while adversely impacting clinical capacity, length of stay and a host of other factors. Researchers Build Framework for Pediatric Palliative Care Growth. Hospices Need a ‘Huge Catapult’ to Replenish Workforce.

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Trends for home-based care in 2022

AlayaCare

Will history judge 2022 to be the year that our health systems built back better? And that “better” accelerated the shift of care out of institutions and into the home? Now, let’s look at some of the most important themes for 2022, and how technology can help guide us to a better outcome. Which will remain?

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Trends for home-based care in 2022

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Will history judge 2022 to be the year that our health systems built back better? And that “better” accelerated the shift of care out of institutions and into the home? Now, let’s look at some of the most important themes for 2022, and how technology can help guide us to a better outcome. and prevention trigger significant?changes?in?public

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April 2022: CMS updates National Quality Strategy

Rehab Realities by Renee Kinder

April 2022, however, also brings us a renewed approach and initiatives from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services regarding its National Quality Strategy. Through this measure and others, CMS intends to propose the establishment of a maternity care quality hospital designation to be publicly reported on Medicare.gov. •

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The Strategy Behind CMS’ 2024 Updates to ACO REACH

Hospice News

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ (CMS) 2024 updates to the Accountable Care Organization Realizing Equity, Access and Community Health (ACO REACH) model: care coordination, managing health equity-related risks and social determinants of health. These arrangements have paid off for CMS.

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Payers to Hospices: Don’t Wait to Start Working with MA Plans

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MA has emerged as a powerhouse in health care, with industry-wide implications. million in 2022, according to CMS. The Medicare Advantage program grew 8% between 2021 and 2022 — about 2.2 The agency has yet to release 2022 results. Total Medicare enrollment hit 58.6 Of those, MA covers about 48%. million beneficiaries.

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Research: Patient Assessment Initiatives Boost Palliative Care Referrals in Cancer Centers

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Misperceptions were a contributing factor in a 24% appointment cancellation rate for patients referred to Knight Cancer Institute’s palliative care clinic between January and August 2021, according to Sarah Espe Lewis, palliative care nurse navigator at the institute.