Careful management of hospice care manager workloads correlates with longer lengths of stay and improved margins. Length of stay is an important metric from both a clinical and business standpoint. For many patients length of stay is a week or less, which is too short for them to receive the full benefit of hospice care. […]
Researchers recently found that “trigger systems” signaling when a patient may need palliative care can boost utilization of those services, as well as advance care planning and hospice admissions. The American Journal of Managed Care recently examined the impacts of two studies published in the Journal of Clinical Oncology that explored ways to help providers […]
Providers across seven northwestern states have formed a coalition aimed at overcoming barriers to pediatric hospice and palliative care. Researchers from the American Academy of Hospice and Palliative Medicine (AAHPM) invited providers to participate in the Northwest Pediatric Palliative Care Coalition in order to gain a better understanding of the roadblocks their programs frequently face. […]
More people are recognizing the value of advance care planning, but less are apt to follow through with those discussions. More than two-thirds (68%) of Americans indicated that discussing end-of-life preparations with their loved ones is important in a recent nationwide survey from life insurance provider and global technology company Ethos. However, among these individuals, […]
When it comes to communication and quality of care for Black patients, recent data reinforces the notion that hospices have room to grow. The Center to Advance Palliative Care (CAPC) recently released key findings in its research review aimed at uncovering disparities in serious illness care quality and patient experiences among underserved populations. Among the […]
The availability of post-acute resources, including hospice and palliative care, has a significant impact on hospital readmissions, but greater coordination among providers could drive improvement. The U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) penalizes hospitals for readmissions rates that exceed certain thresholds, but the agency does not account for the supply of post-acute providers […]
A group of researchers have modified a proposed reimbursement system for palliative care that they say would improve access for patients and make the service more lucrative for providers. The American Academy of Hospice and Palliative Medicine (AAHPM) in 2017 proposed that the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services’ (HHS) consider the Patient and […]
As hospices sweat over recruitment and retention, many say that competition on wages and benefits is the leading barrier, as well as widespread misperceptions of their services. Their employees, however, also cite burnout and the lack of flexibility of a career path as reasons they may leave the field. A majority of hospices who responded […]
The Medicare Part A trust fund is still on track to run short of money before the decade is out, but not as quickly as previously anticipated. If its current trajectory holds, Medicare will see shortfalls beginning in 2028 — two years later than earlier projections, according to the 2022 annual report from the Social […]
Regulators have been zeroing in on longer lengths of stay in hospice, but patients with dementia may be caught in the crossfire. Two policy changes have corresponded with reductions in hospice enrollment among dementia patients, a new study in the Journal of the American Medical Association has found. These include the audit system created by […]
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