Hospice News

OCTOBER 10, 2022

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is mulling over the creation of a National Directory of Healthcare Providers and Services (NDH). . We look forward to hearing from our stakeholders on the need for a single source for this information for the entire health sector.”.

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Hospice News

AUGUST 15, 2023

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is making significant changes in 2024 to the Accountable Care Organization Realizing Equity, Access and Community Health (ACO REACH) payment model. The program will also mandate that at least two beneficiary advocates sit on the governing board, both of whom must hold voting rights.

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Hospice News

SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

Over time, Medicare Advantage plans will likely have a greater presence as hospice payers, and now is the time for providers to build relationships those organizations. billion nonprofit Medicare Advantage (MA) organization that covers more than 285,000 members across California, Arizona, Nevada and Texas. SCAN is a $4.3

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Hospice News

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

Additional services include palliative care, a veterans program and care coordination. The rule requires providers seeking Medicare certification to report any changes in ownership and ensure the “highest level of screening,” possible, Piland said. On Wednesday, the U.S.

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Hospice News

AUGUST 17, 2022

Some states offer hospice- and palliative care-themed license plates or designate an official Hospice and Palliative Care Awareness Month. Others, such as New Jersey, Wisconsin, Oregon, and Florida, require certain providers to inform patients of those health care options in particular circumstances.

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Hospice News

JULY 8, 2022

Health literacy is the degree to which individuals can obtain, process and understand basic health information and services needed to make appropriate health decisions, according to the Institute of Medicine. Health care organizations have taken some strides towards addressing social determinants of health, though that work is not over.

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Hospice News

AUGUST 4, 2023

The 2024 final hospice payment rule included a modest payment increase for general inpatient care (GIP) at a time when regulators are zeroing in on increased utilization and longer stays. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) included in the rule a 1.031% increase to hospice GIP services.

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Hospice News

DECEMBER 13, 2022

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) to examine the issue and to consider actions like targeted moratoria on licenses. In development for subsequent years is a Special Focus Program (SFP) with a range of enforcement powers up to and including civil monetary penalties and revocation of Medicare certification, among others.

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Hospice News

MAY 18, 2022

WellSky counts as clients more than 1 in 3 of the home- and community-based health care providers in the United States. This network of providers represents a knowledge base that informs WellSky’s decisions on where, how and when to grow. That gives us powerful insight into how care is being delivered in the home.

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Hospice News

SEPTEMBER 16, 2022

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) raised hospice per diems by 3.8% With much of hospice payments and revenues coming from Medicare, it’s virtually impossible for hospices to shift costs to other payers. Stepping up caregiver education can go a long way toward fostering cost-effective care, according to Teslik. “We

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Hospice News

AUGUST 2, 2023

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ (CMS) recently finalized hospice payment rule. These updates underscore the importance of hospice program integrity and access to care,” Marcantonio told Hospice News. Both innovative opportunities and cost challenges underly quality and health equity components of the the U.S.

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Hospice News

MAY 25, 2023

We can talk a little bit more about some of the components with ACO REACH or some of the other opportunities that are available through supplemental benefits, through the MA plans but essentially, we think that the Medicare Advantage plans realize the value of paying for palliative care and the value add of hospice.

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Hospice News

JANUARY 19, 2024

Conversely, while long-term and post-acute providers (LTPAC), about 80%, are adopting EMRs for clinical and business operations, interoperable exchanges of information are not routine or widely used, the report indicated. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). Gaps in public policy is a contributing factor.

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Rehab Realities by Renee Kinder

JULY 21, 2022

But onward to post-acute care and what we see coming in the future. . Last week we as an industry saw RTI International release a report titled: CMS Report to Congress: Unified Payment for Medicare-Covered Post-Acute Care Analysis and Development of the Prototype Unified PAC Prospective Payment System Called for in the IMPACT Act.

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Hospice News

JULY 11, 2023

This participation has allowed us to integrate our experience as both a Medicare Advantage (MA) plan and hospice provider, developing a care model that fundamentally aligns with CMS’ broad policy goals. This collaboration can help optimize care delivery, expand member access to services, and improving the quality of care provided.

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Rehab Realities by Renee Kinder

APRIL 25, 2024

The recently published “Quality in Motion: Acting on the CMS National Quality Strategy April 2024” highlights further evolution of the 2022 Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) National Quality Strategy (NQS). The CMS Center for Medicare & Medicaid Innovation (CMMI) retains the role to test new and innovative measures.

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Hospice News

JUNE 5, 2023

This article is based on a discussion with Fred Bentley, Managing Director for Medicare Innovation and ATI Advisory, Allison Silvers, Chief of Healthcare Transformation at the Center to Advance Palliative Care and Ryan Klaustermeier, Vice President of Professional Services at Axxess. We spoke earlier about Medicare Advantage.

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Minority Nurse

SEPTEMBER 30, 2024

Jean Ross, MHA, BSN, RN , is the founder and CEO of Primary Record , an app that patients and their families can use to organize and share health information from the multiple patient portals they must use to maximize their care. “The frequency of access has increased consistently, with more people using these apps.

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Comfort Home Care

JANUARY 5, 2024

Senior in-home care is a crucial part of caregiving in Rockville, MD, and throughout the DMV. At Comfort Home Care, we believe it’s the heartbeat of compassionate support for your loved ones. As the Baby Boomers (aka Boomers) advance in age, becoming well-informed about the dynamic world of home health care becomes vital.

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Hospice News

JANUARY 3, 2025

among Medicare decedents in 2023, up more than two percentage points from the prior year, according to recent data from the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC). The number of hospice care days also saw increases, as did average length of stay and average number of patient visits per week.

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AAHPM (American Academy of Hospice and Palliative)

AUGUST 11, 2023

In our discipline of palliative care, understanding the unique needs and characteristics of the population is essential for providing effective and high-quality care. By addressing these dimensions, clinicians enhance the quality of care and the overall well-being of patients.

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Hospice News

JANUARY 17, 2023

While the Medicare benefit covers the vast majority of hospice care in the United States, other reimbursement models are emerging that in time could transform the ways providers do business, collaborate with their partners and deliver care. NYSE: CHEM). Perhaps most prominently, the U.S.

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Hospice News

MAY 5, 2022

“The common thread is that by implementing these three different types of additional care services, we are able to remotely communicate with our patients and conduct telehealth visits with our physicians and nurse practitioners,” Transitions Home Medical Group President Trish Benson told Hospice News. ”It’s

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Hospice News

JANUARY 2, 2023

The possibility exists that hospice care will change more in the next few years than it has during the previous four decades. The Medicare Hospice Benefit turned 40-years-old in 2022, and in that time the program has remained fundamentally unchanged. To an extent, it has also segregated hospice from the rest of the health care system.

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Home Care Pulse

JUNE 27, 2023

I was working in home Health back when it was first introduced back in 2010, as a way for c m s to not only create structured penalties for hospitals with excessive readmissions, but also to reward and incentivize those providers for effective care coordination and collaboration with post-acute providers across the care continuum.

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GeriPal

DECEMBER 21, 2023

Don’t get me wrong, the evidence points to cost savings, but as Chris Callahan and Kathleen Unroe pointed out in a JAGS editorial in 2020 “in comprehensive dementia care models, savings may accrue to Medicare, but the expenses accrue to a fluid and unstable network of local service providers, patients, and their families.” Diane: Huge.

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Rehab Realities by Renee Kinder

APRIL 28, 2022

April 2022, however, also brings us a renewed approach and initiatives from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services regarding its National Quality Strategy. Incentivize Innovation & Technology : Accelerate innovation in care delivery and incorporate technology enhancements (e.g. What is the CMS National Quality Strategy?

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Hospice News

DECEMBER 7, 2022

When stakeholders consider ways to improve Medicare Advantage, they should take care not to romanticize fee-for-service Medicare in the process, SCAN Health Plan CEO Dr. Sachin Jain cautions. Medicare Advantage (MA) is a growing force in health care. Through Medicare Advantage, the U.S.

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