ADLS Medicare Palliate Presentation 
GeriPal
OCTOBER 26, 2023
Summary Transcript Summary Often podcasts meet clinical reality. That’s why we do this podcast- to address real world issues in palliative care, geriatrics, and bioethics. But rarely does the podcast and clinical reality meet in the same day. Lynn Flint, author of the NEJM perspective titled, “Rehabbed to Death,” joins Eric and I as co-host.
Hospice News
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Current reimbursement structures within the federally established Medicare Hospice Benefit do not sufficiently support the level of care needed in rural-based communities, according to the National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization (NHPCO). House of Representatives’ Ways and MeansCommittee.
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Palliative care, pediatric end-of-life care and end-of-life doula (EOLD) services are top of mind for hospices that are diversifying their services in 2024. Fewer than half of 143 respondents to Hospice News’ 2024 Outlook Survey , conducted with Homecare Homebase, reported that their hospice organizations would pursue new care types this year.
Hospice Nurse Hero
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GeriPal
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Hospice Nurse Hero
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When you don’t document, Medicare doesn’t pay. Think of it this way, if Medicare repeatedly denies payment, then you might not get that raise you deserve. Document using hospice scales: Medicare uses scales to determine eligibility. And to make matters worse, you might not always be present when they occur.
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