Texas-based Abundant Hospice recently opened doors to a new inpatient care facility that uses a disinfecting robot to sanitize patient rooms and areas within the building. Founded last year as the pandemic plagued the nation, the hospice developed the center with staff and patient safety as a main priority. Abundant Hospice began serving patients in […]
Hospice News recently sat down with Kirk Allen, senior vice president of the home care segment at Humana Inc. (NYSE: HUM) to discuss the payer’s perspective on the first year of the hospice component of the value-based insurance design (VBID) demonstration. Some hospices have reported seen gaps between the Medicare Advantage carve-in’s design and its […]
Home health and post-acute care provider Charter Healthcare Group recently acquired New Mexico-based Silver Linings Hospice Care for an undisclosed amount, marking the company’s entrance into the state. Silver Linings provides hospice care to communities throughout north central New Mexico. The decision to acquire the hospice came with an aim to increase patient reach and […]
Hospices have mounting concerns that their employee ranks may thin as staff weigh vaccinations during ongoing workforce shortages, even as they strategize to keep workers, patients and families safe. In addition, some are seeing potential complexities in ensuring compliance with the new requirements. Eligible staff at health care organizations that participate in Medicare or Medicaid will […]
In the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, more patients and families are starting to consider their end-of-life wishes. That trend along with regulatory initiatives are driving movement at a federal level to improve access to these services. Chaplains could be key for hospices to fill in gaps across the health care system and move goals […]
Racial divides have long-plagued the hospice field, rising to heightened levels of concern amid the coronavirus pandemic and events leading to civil unrest in the last year. Though hospices have taken deeper dives into improving access to care among underserved populations and addressing diversity and equity in their organizations, much work lies ahead to create […]
In a changing payment and regulatory environment, hospices are zeroing in on factors such as data collection, effective revenue cycle management and electronic medical record (EMR) interoperability. Providers that are leveraging technology to achieve these aims need to implement these systems carefully, including education for staff, according to Jennifer Maxwell, CEO and co-founder of Maxwell […]
Quality is a paramount concern as hospice regulation and payment continue to evolve. Quality and transparency will be critical not only to curbing regulatory scrutiny, but also to a hospice’s bottom line. New quality measures were among the major provisions included in the final rule for hospice payments in Fiscal Year 2022. The rule implemented […]
The advent of value-based programs such as the hospice component of the value-based insurance design (VBID) demonstration hold financial promise for providers — as well as risks. As the hospice component of VBID nears the end of its first year, some providers are seeing gaps between how the program is designed and how it is […]
The U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) late last week finalized the 2022 home health payment rule, which contained provisions that redesign multiple aspects of the agency’s survey process. This is likely just the tip of the iceberg of what’s to come in the hospice industry, according to Theresa Forster, vice president for […]
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