Hospice News
JANUARY 16, 2023
Patients are more likely to receive palliative care if they can access social workers through their primary care providers, Veterans Health Administration (VA) research has found. These findings suggest that social workers may increase access to and/or use of palliative care.”.
Hospice News
SEPTEMBER 15, 2023
For the time being, Medicare Advantage may be providers’ best bet for palliative care reimbursement. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) also allows Medicare Advantage plans to cover palliative care as a supplemental benefit. She is also co-founder of the company’s hospice and home health service segment.
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Hospice News
SEPTEMBER 20, 2022
and Susan Collins (R-Maine) introduced the Improving Access to Advance Care Planning Act to the Senate designed to promote greater access to those services among Medicare beneficiaries. We’re trying to make this conversation as easy as possible to have,” Gurian told Hospice News. Warner (D-Va.) House of Representatives by Rep.
Hospice News
MARCH 14, 2024
Hospices, in aggregate, are showing improvement on the quality measure for visits in the last days of life. The number of registered nurse and social worker visits during a patient’s final week is one of the seven quality measures that CMS uses to evaluate providers. Through the predictive analytics data, hospice patients at St.
Hospice News
AUGUST 26, 2022
Medicare reimbursement is the lifeblood of hospice providers, and a clear understanding of policies like budget neutrality can help elucidate the payment systems that keep their businesses running. For example, CMS wouldn’t cut hospital payments to increase rates for hospices. These reductions occur within each service.
Hospice News
MARCH 22, 2024
A group of seven nonprofit hospices has launched a palliative care organization branded as Integrity Care Partners. The founding organizations are each members of the Texas Nonprofit Hospice Alliance, a regional collaborative of which Integrity Care Partners is an extension.
High Peaks Hospice
FEBRUARY 14, 2022
Become a member of our growing Hospice Team! High Peaks Hospice has an immediate opening for a Hospice Social Worker in our northern catchment area. The culture of High Peaks Hospice is mission-driven and community oriented. We are proud to be the exclusive hospice provider for Warren and Essex Counties.
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