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Hospice, Palliative Care Leaders Foresee a ‘New Normal’ for 2023

Hospice News

Hospice News spoke with a group of industry leaders — from publicly traded companies, private firms and nonprofit organizations — about the major trends and most pressing concerns on their radar as the new year approaches. Croix Hospice, a portfolio company of H.I.G. In 2023, I believe we’ll see a recovery in staffing and volumes.

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

Hospice News

Hospices, in aggregate, are showing improvement on the quality measure for visits in the last days of life. 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. Through the predictive analytics data, hospice patients at St.

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2023 NHPCO Facts and Figures Report Now Available

NHPCO

NHPCO Facts and Figures is the leading resource for hospice providers and others interested in understanding the work of the community. The 2023 Facts and Figures report continues to see the impact of COVID-19 on patient care and the effect of the COVID-19 waivers to the traditional delivery of hospice care.

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Going Forward, Hospice CEOs Must Be Well-Versed in Data Analysis

Hospice News

The next generation of hospice CEOs will need to be data-savvy to succeed. Data is more crucial to hospice businesses than ever before when it comes to payer and referral partner contracting, compliance and building their census. This is especially true if you’re trying to show the value of something,” Dombi told Hospice News.

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Rising Per Patient Costs Spur Calls for Higher Hospice Pay Rates

Hospice News

An overwhelming majority of hospice providers have seen costs of patient care rise 3% to 10% since 2019, and many expect further increases next year. This is prompting calls for Medicare to reconsider proposed 2023 reimbursement rates. . The hospice advocacy group NHPCO is now asking the U.S.

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SCAN Group CEO Sachin Jain: Medicare Could Use a Major Facelift

Hospice News

The mission and function of the Medicare program have evolved over time, and the agency that runs it also may need to adapt to the new ways that health care organizations are doing business, according to SCAN Group CEO Dr. Sachin Jain. billion nonprofit Medicare Advantage (MA) organization that covers more than 270,000 members.

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How the 4 Largest Hospice Industry Groups Work Together to Support Program Integrity

Hospice News

The four largest hospice industry organizations have been working to present a united front to address widespread program integrity issues. A large contingent of these companies were established with the purpose of selling the license at a profit, with little concern for patient care. This prompted the U.S.

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