article thumbnail

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.

Webinar 265
article thumbnail

Post-PHE Hospice Regulation: Preparing for the Reinstated Volunteer Requirement

Hospice News

This included the temporary lifting of the requirement that volunteers provide at least 5% of hospice patient care hours. The volunteer requirement has been an important piece of what [hospices] are looking at post-PHE,” Lund Person told Hospice News. CMS will reinstate the rule as of Jan.

professionals

Sign Up for our Newsletter

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

article thumbnail

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. We continue to scale the program and teach others how to expand in different areas.

article thumbnail

Hospice, Palliative Care Providers Leverage Education Programs to Attract and Keep Staff

Hospice News

Palliative care and hospice providers are enhancing their staff education programs in an effort to better ensure they have a sustainable workforce. More millennials are enter the health care workforce as more baby boomers retire. UnityPoint at Home offers hospice, palliative and other community-based services.

article thumbnail

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.

Hospice 156
article thumbnail

Diversity, Equity and Inclusion in Palliative Care Organizations

Hospice News

The article is based on a webinar hosted by Zaundra Ellis, Vice President of Hospice Solutions at Axxess with input from Cristina Montanez, Care Advocate and Lead Educator at Hospice of the North Coast and Dr. Jennifer Kennedy, VP for Quality and Standards at Community Health Accreditation Program.

article thumbnail

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.