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Predictive Analytics ‘Gives Hospices a Lens’ into Quality, Compliance

Hospice News

Hospices have relied on data to enhances their ability to assess the quality and quantity of bedside care delivered during a patients’ final days. This includes two key quality measures: Hospice Visits in the Last Days of Life (HVLDL) and the Hospice Care Index (HCI). Richardson Community Hospice.

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Palliative Care Pioneer: Susan Block

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Myself personally, I was in PCEP at Harvard, I think like 2007 or something with Rachelle Bernacki and a bunch of other great people. And man, I still remember those sessions, some of the most powerful learning experiences of my career as a palliative care doctor. Was before the Medicare hospice benefit. Susan: Beautiful.

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Why Do Most People Receive Less Time in Hospice than Recommended?

1-800-HOSPICE

They were 37% more likely to say they needed more help with personal care. Families who said the hospice referral occurred too late were 119% more likely to express concerns about care coordination. Medicare Policies. Medicare and most other insurances require that people not receive cure-oriented care while in hospice.