Hospices Expand Inpatient Care, But Tread Carefully

Hospice inpatient centers have proliferated since the U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) rebased payment rates in 2020. While reimbursement increases can foster growth, a convergence of factors complicate providers’ ability to balance a healthy margin with the expanded access to care. The 2020 rebasing instituted a 2.7% payment increase in payments for […]

Abundant Hospice Opens Inpatient Facility with Robotic Infection Control

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 […]