As hospices continue to duke it out in the labor market, more providers are contending with competitors poaching their employees. A number of hospice leaders have told Hospice News that poaching is becoming a greater source of tension in the industry’s recruitment and retention ground war. This often comes with promises of higher wages, more […]
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 […]
If enacted, the recently reintroduced Palliative Care and Hospice Education Training Act (PCHETA) could make a dent in the recruitment barriers that hospices keep hitting. But clinical education will need a much larger boost to ensure a sustainable workforce, according to many providers. The training issue is a serious impediment to hospice recruitment, as very […]
Stakeholders in the hospice space are optimistic that Congress will pass the recently reintroduced Palliative Care and Hospice Education Training Act (PCHETA). While some see the bill as a beacon of hope, sustainable change will likely require more than a single piece of legislation. The legislation has percolated for the past five years without passing, […]
AccentCare has received a certificate of need to provide home-based hospice services in the greater District of Columbia. The company anticipates that the expansion will help address a service gap among underserved populations and increase health equity in the region. AccentCare will plant roots with an office in Washington, D.C. ‘s Ward 7, already providing […]
As hospice utilization and associated costs continue to rise, federal regulators are looking more closely at providers and the services they provide. The U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) and the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services Officer of the Inspector General (OIG) are zeroing in on longer lengths of stay, billing […]
The U.S. House of Representatives approved legislation that, if enacted, may reduce cuts to hospice Medicare payments in 2022. Dubbed the “Protecting Medicare and American Farmers from Sequester Cuts Act,” the bill would extend a temporary halt of Medicare sequestration implemented during the COVID-19 public health emergency. The moratorium would have been sunsetted by Dec. […]
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 […]
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