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Congress Mulls Bill to Extend Recertifications by Telehealth

Hospice News

A bill currently before Congress would extend through 2026 regulatory flexibilities related to telehealth, including the ability to recertify patients for hospice care. If a hospice is undergoing a period of enhanced oversight by the U.S. It also includes some exceptions.

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Key Research Trends: Telehealth Impacts, Global Gaps in Hospice, Goal-Concordant Care

Hospice News

Research trends can help hospice providers improve their understanding around the impacts of their services and where quality gaps may exist. Their research found that coordinated telehealth visits with hospice interdisciplinary staff helped ease care transitions among young adults and children.

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Voices: Melissa Kozak, Founder and Head of CitusHealth

Hospice News

In this Voices interview, Hospice News sits down with Melissa Kozak, Founder and Head of CitusHealth, to talk abou t the most common deficiencies found in hospice plans of care, and how Citus is helping providers to address them. Hospice News: What are the most common deficiencies found in hospice plans of care?

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NHPCO Examines Hospice Implications of Extension of Medicare Advantage Value-Based Insurance Design Model

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For Immediate Release April 28, 2023 (Alexandria, VA) – Earlier this month, the Center for Medicare & Medicaid Innovation (CMMI) published details on the extension of the Medicare Advantage Value-Based Insurance Design (VBID) Model that may have significant implications for hospice care going forward.

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Ep.8: What Providers Need to Know About the Hospice Quality Reporting Program

Home Care Pulse

Jennifer Kennedy ( 04:13 ): Well, you know, I always say this when I’m, when I’m out and about talking in hospice care, you get really one chance to do it. <Affirmative>, but it gives good consistent measurement of certain aspects of the hospice experience, right?

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