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Future Leaders Class of 2022: Hayden Jordan, Palliative Care Director, PruittHealth Home

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Hayden Jordan, director of palliative care for senior care provider PruittHealth Home, has been named a 2022 Future Leader by Hospice News. . I think if you prioritize patient care, everything else kind of falls into place. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)] but commercial plans.

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St. Croix Expands Further in Kansas

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A little more than 31,000 Medicare patients in Kansas elected hospice in 2021, according to the U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS). Between October 2021 and September 2022 nearly 50% of eligible patients who reside in the service area for St. Of those, 10.4% are seniors. ” The post St.

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Understanding CMS’ Civil Monetary Penalties for Hospices

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Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has been gradually implementing changes to the hospice survey process and enforcement remedies, including civil monetary penalties in some instances. CMS in 2022 began working the legislation’s provisions into its rulemaking.

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Value-Based Care: What Hospices Can Learn from Home Health Companies

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Home health value-based purchasing Home health providers have two primary inroads to value-based care — HHVBP and Medicare Advantage. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) kicked off the HHVBP demonstration on Jan. But starting in 2022, CMS began rolling it out nationwide.

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NHPCO: Proposed 2.8% Hospice Payment Hike Insufficient 

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Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is insufficient to support hospice patientscare needs, a major industry group said. After a moratorium during the pandemic, full Medicare sequestration resumed on July 1, 2022. base payment rate increase recently proposed by the U.S. this year. “In increase.

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Amedisys Prioritizing Palliative Care Expansion

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Expanding its palliative care business is a rising priority for Amedisys Inc., The company’s palliative care strategy rests on the back of risk-based payment models, primarily Medicare Advantage, Kusserow indicated at the J.P. Geographically, the program will be available in 806 counties in 24 states, up from 461 in 2022.

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What Hospices Can Learn from Home Health Agencies on New Program Integrity Rules

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Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has put forth to strengthen hospice program integrity mirror rules implemented in years past for home health providers, including medical review processes and rules for when a provider can sell their business. CMS is no doubt hoping for similar results for the Medicare Hospice Benefit.

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