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 U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) in its final hospice payment rule for 2022 provided clarification around the election statement addendum requirement. Since the rule became effective in Oct. 20, providers have been working to unpack the complex process of determining and documenting which services would not be covered by the Medicare […]
Providers are grasping for a foothold around recently proposed changes to the U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) hospice survey process. Hospices are working through the intricacies of the evolving requirements to ensure they can remain in compliance. The new requirements are likely to come with potentially heavy penalties for providers in consistent […]
Hospice providers will need to be well-versed in laws and regulations, as well as proactive in compliance education to avoid bringing regulators to their doorstep. Increasingly, this includes careful adherence to laws and regulations pertaining to civil rights and protections for the disabled. Compliance is a critical priority among hospice providers as regulators sharpen focus […]
Through the U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) forthcoming geographic direct contracting model, participating entities will step into the role of payer as well as provider, including responsibility for program integrity and utilization management. The best opportunity for hospices that wish to be involved would be to establish preferred provider relationships with direct […]
As 2021 approaches hospice providers are contending with a massive second wave of COVID-19, with the numbers of cases and fatalities escalating each day. Despite promises of a vaccine on the horizon, predicting when the pandemic will end remains impossible. For this reason, VITAS Healthcare CEO Nick Westfall says that his company is planning for […]
Hospices have ramped up screening procedures as the coronavirus pandemic continues sprawling across the country. Technology has played a key role in the fight against COVID-19 as new resources and methods become available to providers. The National Association for Home Care & Hospice (NAHC) recently announced a partnership with Atlanta-based WellEntry to develop a health […]
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