Hospice News
APRIL 12, 2024
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ (CMS) proposed 2025 hospice rule contains clarifications on which physicians may certify patients for hospice enrollment. Clarification from CMS in these areas will be helpful to hospices, physicians and those reviewing hospice records for compliance.”
Hospice News
MARCH 29, 2024
The 2025 proposed hospice rule is raising some questions along with payment rates. increase in hospice per diems for 2025. The agency also proposed two new quality measures and 2025 implementation of the Hospice Outcome and Patient Evaluation (HOPE) assessment tool to replace the Hospice Item Set.
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Hospice News
DECEMBER 15, 2022
In this Voices interview, Hospice News sits down with Deanna Heath, VP of Hospice, KanTime, to talk about the potential impact of the Value-based Insurance Design (VBID) model on today’s hospice landscape. Hospice News: What career experiences do you most draw from, in your role today?
Hospice News
OCTOBER 12, 2023
This article is based on a Hospice News discussion with Faith Protsman, regional medical director at VITAS Healthcare, Raianne Melton, senior clinical manager of professional service at Axxess, and Cheryl Hamilton Fried, president & CEO at Blue Ridge Hospice. The article below has been edited for length and clarity.
GeriPal
DECEMBER 21, 2023
You cannot be in hospice. And they can start July of 2025. One, this is one of the, maybe the first model, maybe other than hospice, that provides supportive services for caregivers- Malaz: Correct. If they’re smart enough they will do it. So that’s one. And you cannot be in a nursing home. Not the skilled.
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