Rehab Realities by Renee Kinder

JULY 21, 2022

Post-acute care (PAC) represents an important component of the healthcare delivery system in the United States, with the Medicare fee-for-service program spending more than $57 billion on these services in 2019 (The Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC), 2021a). Could you consider the use of care coordinators?

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Daily Nurse

JULY 25, 2023

But researchers say COVID-19 did contribute to a decline in one pivotal category: designating a nurse and physician – ideally both – as pediatric emergency care coordinators. A 2019 study tied higher pediatric readiness to four-fold lower mortality in critically ill children. in 2021, a 13.5%

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AAHPM (American Academy of Hospice and Palliative)

AUGUST 11, 2023

By Lama El Zein There is an increasingly broad push for a movement towards improving the quality of care at a lower cost for everyone, but especially for patients with serious illnesses, given the historically high cost of their care. Waste in the US Health Care System: Estimated Costs and Potential for Savings. 2019.13978

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Hospice News

JANUARY 3, 2025

This is the highest rate since 2019. The number of hospice care days also saw increases, as did average length of stay and average number of patient visits per week. First, there are the two July 2019 reports on hospice quality from the Office of the Inspector General (OIG) in the U.S. Hospice utilization reached 51.7%

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Hospice News

JULY 29, 2022

A range of factors contributes to the lag between what people value and what they do when it comes to advance care planning, in addition to general fear or discomfort with the subject. Poor care coordination can adversely impact utilization, as can the variation among states and health care organizations in how they manage these processes.

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Hospice News

JUNE 1, 2022

About 10% of hospice patients were enrolled for only two days or less during 2019, according to the National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization. Close to half of all hospice patients were enrolled for fewer than 18 days, and 25% received care for five days or less. Staffing Constraints Limit Growth.

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Hospice News

FEBRUARY 14, 2023

million Medicare decedents who elected hospice in 2019,, nearly half (49%) received care in private homes, reported the Center for Medicare Advocacy. Data are not available for how any of these patients were cared for by a freestanding hospice entering those settings versus an in-house service. Among the 1.6

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Hospice News

SEPTEMBER 16, 2024

Serious health-related suffering is projected to crease by 183% globally among seniors 70 and older by 2060, a trend driven by rises in mortality rates among cancer patients and individuals with dementia conditions, according to a 2019 study published in The Lancet Global Health.

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Hospice News

JANUARY 2, 2023

To an extent, it has also segregated hospice from the rest of the health care system. Now, catalysts are at work that could spur gradual movement towards system integration and care coordination. Among these forces are regulation, technology, the prevalence of certain diagnoses and value-based payment models.

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Hospice News

MAY 9, 2022

Effective documentation of end-of-life choices has been associated with higher likelihood of hospice enrollment and lower incidence of intensive therapies, even during hospital stays, a 2019 JAMA Network study found.

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AlayaCare

FEBRUARY 3, 2021

Having a robust e-referral program is a prime way to respond quickly and engage new clients, update services and client records directly from the source, streamline care coordination, and implement automated updates and upgrades. This directly improves the quality of care and client experience. Don’t take it from us.

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AlayaCare

FEBRUARY 2, 2021

Having a robust e-referral program is a prime way to respond quickly and engage new clients, update services and client records directly from the source, streamline care coordination, and implement automated updates and upgrades. This directly improves the quality of care and client experience. Don’t take it from us.

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Home Care Pulse

JUNE 27, 2023

Amanda Sternklar ( 01:03 ): Since 2019, homo has achieved over 90% unit growth and expanded its footprint into more than 30 new states. Laura is the executive Vice President of Home Well Care Services. Now, for those of us in home care, you know, we know original Medicare is not a payer for us.

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Hospice News

DECEMBER 22, 2022

In 2019, the organization had just 200 members. Death doulas can help facilitate conversations regarding the dying process, discussing advance care planning, hospice election and advocate for the patient’s wishes in their final days. Palliative Care Providers Hitting Walls in Value-Based Reimbursement.

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Rehab Realities by Renee Kinder

APRIL 28, 2022

Embrace the Digital Age : Ensure timely, secure, seamless communication and care coordination between providers, plans, payers, community organizations and patients through interoperable, shared and standardized digital data across the care continuum. To provide feedback, email MeaningfulMeasuresQA@cms.hhs.gov.

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