Hospice News
JUNE 3, 2024
Hospice industry organizations have voiced support for proposed updates to the Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems (CAHPS) surveys, but raised questions on the implementation timeline. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) included the updates in its proposed hospice payment rule for 2025.
Hospice News
MAY 10, 2024
Patients with advanced cancer prefer to receive palliative care via telehealth rather than visiting a clinic, a recent study has found. After the public health emergency ended, 61% of those patients still maintained a preference for virtual care, according to the research published in the Journal of Pain and Symptom Management.
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Hospice News
JUNE 4, 2024
Telehealth’s value proposition is building in the palliative care realm as regulators mull policies around future utilization, leaving providers to navigate uncertain and potentially difficult challenges among patients. 31, these waivers included the ability for hospices to recertify patients via telehealth services.
Hospice News
MAY 20, 2024
A group of former hospice and home health leaders have gone all-in on Programs for All-Inclusive Care of the Elderly (PACE) with the launch of an emerging company. Why is PACE an attractive model for home health and hospice companies? Now I would say that PACE is more where hospice was in the 90s. It just makes sense.
Hospice News
MAY 8, 2024
A bill currently before Congress would extend through 2026 regulatory flexibilities related to telehealth, including the ability to recertify patients for hospice care. If a hospice is undergoing a period of enhanced oversight by the U.S. “We It also includes some exceptions.
Hospice News
JUNE 27, 2024
The future outlook of hospice compliance is a mixed bag of uncertainty as program integrity oversight heats up alongside evolutions in telehealth regulation. Hospices today are facing one of the most challenging regulatory environments that the industry has seen, according to Pamela Duncan Owens, chief compliance officer of Agape Care.
Hospice News
MAY 13, 2024
Research trends can help hospice providers improve their understanding around the impacts of their services and where quality gaps may exist. Research on global and national levels can play an important role in the ability to understand issues around hospice utilization and disparities. Congress extended the flexibility through Dec.
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