2020 Hospice care Patient care Social worker 
Hospice News
MARCH 14, 2024
Hospices, in aggregate, are showing improvement on the quality measure for visits in the last days of life. 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. In 2019, for example, the percentage was 66%.
NHPCO
DECEMBER 13, 2023
NHPCO Facts and Figures is the leading resource for hospice providers and others interested in understanding the work of the community. The 2023 Facts and Figures report continues to see the impact of COVID-19 on patient care and the effect of the COVID-19 waivers to the traditional delivery of hospice care.
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NHPCO
DECEMBER 20, 2022
Telehealth extension: The legislation extends hospice telehealth flexibilities through the end of 2024, which were initially enacted as part of the CARES Act in 2020. This allows hospice patients and providers to continue to use telehealth for low touch, face-to-face visits prior to recertification for the hospice benefit.
Hospice Nurse Hero
JANUARY 18, 2022
According to a 2020 Gallup poll , nurses ranked 89% for honesty. ” EXPERT TIP: If you have a talker, try to coordinate your visit with the home hospice aide or the social worker so that you can focus on direct patient care. You can also involve the spiritual care team. How the IDG Can Help?
GeriPal
OCTOBER 26, 2023
We additionally discussed hospice care as an option for care that might follow the trial of rehabilitation. And so I did all of my research training in health services research, health policy, and then was very grateful to be recruited by Dr. Christine Ritchie when she transitioned here to MGH in September of 2020.
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