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How Hospice Eligibility Criteria Can Adversely Affect Dementia Patients

Hospice News

Hospices preparing for rising demand are facing compliance challenges, as these patients often require longer hospice stays. There’s a big call to reconfigure the hospice benefit so that it’s really tied into the goals and needs of these patients, rather than a prognostication piece that doesn’t feel accurate for so many conditions.

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Medicare Guidelines for Hospice Parkinson’s Disease

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Parkinson’s disease is a neurodegenerative, progressive disorder. It is the second most prevalent form of neurodegeneration after Alzheimer’s disease.