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NAHC President Bill Dombi: History Repeating Itself on Hospice Program Integrity

Hospice News

Issues of fraud in the hospice industry echo events that previously affected the home health space, and providers can learn from that prior experience. This is according to Bill Dombi, president of the National Association for Home Care and Hospice (NAHC), who spoke Thursday in a Relias webinar.

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Hospices Leverage Partnerships to Scale Palliative Care Programs

Hospice News

“At Mount Sinai we’re really good at creating new models and proving they work to improve care for the sickest patients with serious illness,” Goldstein told Hospice News during the Palliative Care Executive Webinar Series. Some value-based payment models incorporate palliative care elements.

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How Hospice Labor Pressures Can Impact Regulatory Compliance

Hospice News

Industry-wide staffing woes are bleeding into hospices’ compliance programs. Many hospices are struggling not only operationally, but also financially to comply with regulations, according to Norbert Hudak, partner at in90Group, a Los Angeles-based business marketing and strategy development company. Meanwhile, the U.S.

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How Regulation Could Shape the Future of Telehealth in Palliative Care

Hospice News

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) allowed palliative care providers to perform patient care visits virtually. Though initially the telehealth waivers weren’t intended to be permanent, they may have lasting impacts on palliative care delivery. During the pandemic, the U.S. In June U.S.

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3 Ways Hospices Are Managing Rising Costs of Care Delivery

Hospice News

Technology, cost control, and family caregiver support have emerged as cost-saving strategies as headwinds mount for hospice providers. Efficiency has become a watchword in the hospice space. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) raised hospice per diems by 3.8% While we believe the 3.8%

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Ep.6: How to Build the Right Environment for Client Referral Growth

Home Care Pulse

Melissa Mendez ( 00:12 ): Welcome to vision the home care leaders podcast. Melanie Stover owner of home care sales. And I entered home health pretty quickly as a young therapist and realized, oh my gosh, what a magnificent line of service that was really as best kept secret in the Medicare world. And that was awesome.

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Hospice Advocacy Groups Call on CMS, Congress to Strengthen Program Integrity Oversight

Hospice News

Four national hospice and senior care industry groups have called on Congress and the U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) to make regulatory and legislative changes to instill stronger program integrity safeguards. A lot of eyes are looking at hospice at this point in time.

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