Hospice
03/31/2022
Hospice agencies have long advocated for reimbursement for remote patient monitoring (RPM), and some are now finding that offering palliative care support for other health care providers may present an avenue for reimbursement for such services.
02/24/2022
CMS has issued new guidance around transfers from one hospice to another that prevents a gap in services, even if one day, to be considered a transfer.
02/03/2022
The OIG is eyeing patient eligibility in hospices as the focus of an upcoming review.
11/18/2021
Hospice providers need to refresh survey protocols and update staff on the new rules around surveyor practices and the consequences for providers out of compliance.
10/14/2021
CMS recently responded to questions about calculating and reporting claims-based measures as part of the Hospice Quality Reporting Program.
08/30/2021
There has been a gradual shift in the top reported principal diagnoses used for hospice care in recent years, and industry experts say CMS may be looking into this shift (involving some diagnoses with longer lengths of stay) as a sign of misuse of this service.
08/30/2021
Recent data on the most common hospice principal diagnoses show a shift leaning more toward increasing numbers of neurological disease.
08/23/2021
Hospices not meeting quality reporting requirements in FY 2022 will face an increased penalty down the road.
08/05/2021
Providers will see a 2% rate increase, according to the FY 2022 Hospice Wage Index and Payment Rate final rule released July 29, 2021.
06/24/2021
The comment period for the proposed 2022 hospice payment rule has ended, and the 55 comments included  mixed feelings on a variety of proposals including the proposed star rating system, the election addendum and the permanent adoption of two blanket waivers introduced during the public health emergency.

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