Hospice News
MARCH 14, 2024
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. Social worker visits in the last days of life also rose to 9% in 2021, up from 7% in 2020. In 2019, for example, the percentage was 66%.
Hospice News
APRIL 3, 2024
For the study, caregivers of hospitalized patients who dwell in rural areas participated in a randomized, 8-week intervention consisting of video visits conducted by a palliative care-certified registered nurse. These visits were supplemented with phone calls and texts.
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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. But a similar move within the Medicare Hospice Benefit is unlikely. Though the is not yet final, the proposal included a 4.2%
Hospice News
JUNE 15, 2023
After more than a decade working in hospice leadership, Alli Collins came across something she had never seen before — a financially viable, all-volunteer provider that is not Medicare-certified. I’ve spent well over a decade in the Medicare-certified side of the world. Even the nurses just volunteered their time.
Hospice News
MARCH 27, 2023
“Based on these results, we find that institutionalized beneficiaries were less likely to receive SIA services, and even among those that did, received shorter visits,” Christian and Plotzke indicated at the American Academy of Hospice and Palliative Medicine (AAHPM) and the Hospice and Palliative Nurses Association (HPNA) Annual Assembly.
Hospice News
MARCH 18, 2024
By payer mix, the company services populations covered through Medicare, Medicaid and private insurance. The company’s care model includes an interdisciplinary team consisting of board-certified palliative care physicians, advanced practice nurses, social workers, care management registered nurses and a triage hotline.
Hospice News
DECEMBER 1, 2023
The national average hourly rate for Hospice registered nurses rose 4.58% in 2023, down from a 5.95% increase in 2022, according to a new report by the Hospital & Healthcare Compensation Service (HCS) in cooperation with the National Association for Home Care & Hospice (NAHC).
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