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Voices: ??Dr. Khai Nguyen, National Medical Director, Geriatrician, CHAP

Hospice News

In this Voices interview, Hospice News sits down with Dr. Khai Nguyen , National Medical Director, Geriatrician for CHAP, to talk about the age-friendly care movement. It has also helped me serve our partners in this space as a National Medical Director for CHAP. This article is sponsored by CHAP.

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Survey: 77% of Hospices Undergo Multiple Audits Simultaneously

Hospice News

The nation’s four largest hospice industry organizations — LeadingAge, the National Association for Home Care & Hospice (NAHC), the National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization (NHPCO) and the National Partnership for Healthcare and Hospice Innovation (NPHI) — in late 2023 conducted a 133-respondent provider survey focused on regulation.

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Voices: Deanna Heath, VP of Hospice and Palliative Care Services, KanTime

Hospice News

Commonly known as the Medicare Advantage hospice carve-in, the Value-Based Insurance Design (VBID) model officially launched on January 1, 2021, with 53 Medicare Advantage Plans offering the benefit in 206 counties within 13 states and Puerto Rico for 4 years ending in 2025. The difference is Medicare Advantage vs Humana VBID.

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5 Numbers that Shaped Hospice in 2022

Hospice News

Executives from almost every publicly traded hospice company raised this issue in earnings calls and presentations throughout the year. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS). Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) and the U.S. among Medicare decedents from 51.6% NYSE: CHEM) VITAS Healthcare. “So

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OIG Audits of Hospice Eligibility Are Coming in FY 2023–Are You Ready?

Home Care Pulse

The OIG announced a new focused audit that will be conducted in FY 2023. B oth the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) and the Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General (OIG) are charged with preventing fraud and abuse related to federal healthcare spending. billion Medicare dollars.

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Hospice Concurrent Care Becomes Flash Point for AAHPM Efforts at AMA House of Delegates

AAHPM (American Academy of Hospice and Palliative)

Thomson, DO MBA HMDC FACOI FAAHPM As one of AAHPM’s delegates, I had the privilege of representing the field of Hospice and Palliative Medicine at the American Medical Association (AMA) House of Delegates (HOD) 2023 Annual Meeting held in Chicago in mid-June. A few of the arguments presented against the resolution were that: 1.)

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Amyloid Antibodies and the Role of the Geriatrician: Nate Chin, Sharon Brangman, and Jason Karlawish

GeriPal

The outlook on amyloid antibodies are looking brighter though in 2023. But I too, I think the science and the data really are there to prove that not only does it lower the amyloid and make it to the point where it’s not present, but then there was roughly, Eric, a four-month stability or delay in progression over an 18-month period.