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Transparency Essential to Hospice Compliance in 2024

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Additional services include palliative care, a veterans program and care coordination. The rule requires providers seeking Medicare certification to report any changes in ownership and ensure the “highest level of screening,” possible, Piland said. On Wednesday, the U.S.

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Palliative Care an ‘Important Piece’ of Quality in Oncology Programs

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The Nashville-headquartered organization recently secured a $60 million funding round to expand its health services for cancer patients, including palliative care and programs to address social determinants.

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10 Hospice News ‘Hidden Gem’ Stories from 2022

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Combined, Asians, African Americans and Hispanics in 2018 represented only 20% of Medicare hospice patients, while the remaining 80% were Caucasian, according NHPCO. Palliative Care Providers Hitting Walls in Value-Based Reimbursement. Vast disparities in hospice utilization exist among some groups and demographics.

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Hospices Need a ’Huge Catapult’ to Replenish Workforce

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AAHPM president and vice president and national medical director of Aspire Health. Aspire is a subsidiary of Anthem (NYSE: ANTM) and is the nation’s largest palliative care provider. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued a proposed rule calling for a 2.7% Staffing Constraints Limit Growth.

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Guiding an Improved Dementia Experience (GUIDE) Model: A Podcast with Malaz Boustani and Diane Ty

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Don’t get me wrong, the evidence points to cost savings, but as Chris Callahan and Kathleen Unroe pointed out in a JAGS editorial in 2020 “in comprehensive dementia care models, savings may accrue to Medicare, but the expenses accrue to a fluid and unstable network of local service providers, patients, and their families.” Diane: Huge.

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