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CMS 2025 Proposed Rule Signals Changes to Quality Measurement, Omits Program Integrity Actions

Hospice News

The 2025 proposed hospice rule is raising some questions along with payment rates. increase in hospice per diems for 2025. The agency also proposed two new quality measures and 2025 implementation of the Hospice Outcome and Patient Evaluation (HOPE) assessment tool to replace the Hospice Item Set.

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Ready for the Future: Your opportunity to shape the content presented at EAPC 2025 in Helsinki!

EAPC (European Association of Palliative Care)

EAPC has launched the call for proposals for themed sessions for the 2025 World Congress in Helsinki (29-31 May, 2025). For 2025 we are seeking proposals for sessions that can be delivered in a variety of formats. The post Ready for the Future: Your opportunity to shape the content presented at EAPC 2025 in Helsinki!

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Managing the Hospice Payment Cap by Balancing Length of Stay

Hospice News

In 2025, this will rise to $34,465. Salinas made these remarks during a presentation at the National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization (NHPCO) Annual Leadership Conference. The cap is designed to prevent overuse of hospice, put controls on Medicare spending and foster greater access to care among patients.

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Federal Funds Reignite Hospice Nurse Recruitment Initiative

Hospice News

Senate Appropriations Committee last week approved a bill that would create new funds for the program in Fiscal Year 2025. Currently in development stages, the first cohort of nurses is projected to begin in July 2025. The project is fueled in part by a $150,000 grant from the U.S. Department of Labor.

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VITAS Opens New Hospice House in California

Hospice News

By 2025, their numbers will nearly double, according to the U.S. Because the unit is situated in a residential neighborhood and the original house was completely renovated, we wanted to maintain the home-like environment in our presentation of the unit.” Census Bureau. More patients elect hospice in California than in any other state.

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Leveraging Sales Strategies in Hospice Payment Cap Management

Hospice News

In 2025, this will rise to $34,465. That really can help to swing the pendulum,” Andrews said in the presentation. “So The cap is designed to prevent overuse of hospice, put controls on Medicare spending and foster greater access to care among patients. For Fiscal Year 2024, the U.S.

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Research Finds Quality Benefits of Early Telepalliative Access Among Lung Cancer Patients

Hospice News

The findings were presented at the 2024 American Society of Clinical Oncology’s annual meeting and first reported in the American Journal of Managed Care. Introduced in May, the Preserving Telehealth, Hospital, and Ambulance Access Act, would as of 2025 extend the flexibilities by two years. The bill has since stalled on the U.S.

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