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Care Coordination, Quality Data Crucial to Hospice Referral Growth

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Care coordination and quality data will be engines for hospice referral growth. Hospices saw census volumes drop during the COVID-19 public health emergency as facilities nationwide restricted access to patients amid mandated state closures. As challenging as it was, the residue is largely positive.

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Transparency Essential to Hospice Compliance in 2024

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This evolving mix of hospice regulation has placed staff oversight at the forefront of ensuring compliance, according to Christie Piland, director of education at Caris Healthcare. Additional services include palliative care, a veterans program and care coordination. On Wednesday, the U.S.

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Grief Care’s 2024 Outlook in Hospice

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Care coordinators and counselors are among the bereavement roles in shortest supply, Bishop stated. Some hospice providers have begun to diversify their bereavement services, casting a wider net for recruiting interdisciplinary professionals. The post Grief Care’s 2024 Outlook in Hospice appeared first on Hospice News.

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Program Integrity, Health Equity, Workforce Pressures Top of Mind for Hospice Leaders in 2024

Hospice News

This year has brought both tumultuous challenges and evolving opportunities for hospices that will steer hospice leadership during 2024. Hospice News spoke with a group of industry leaders about the most impactful forces that will shape the space in the coming year. Hospice care reduces Medicare expenditures by about $3.5

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2024 Final Rule May Signal Changes in CMS’ Approach to Hospice Quality

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The proposed version of the 2024 rule contained several requests for information from providers, which included questions on potential health equity measures. We need to move from awareness to action when it comes to health equity,” McCann-Davis told Hospice News. The panel released its report in May.

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CMS Launches GUIDE Model Demonstration With Strong Showing From Hospice, Palliative Care Participants

Hospice News

The payment model is designed to improve quality of life for dementia patients and their caregivers by addressing care coordination, behavioral health and functional needs. A map of approved GUIDE organizations as of July 2024, based on CMS data. The CMS Innovation Center announced the GUIDE demonstration in July 2023.

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How CMS Proposed ACO Advance Payment Policies Could Impact Palliative Care

Hospice News

This would allow ACOs with a history of generating savings to make greater investments in services, improving care coordination, hiring staff and building out health care infrastructure. This proposed policy dovetails with the Advance Investment Payment (AIP) component of CMS’ ACO Primary Care FLEX payment model demonstration.