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Benchmark Yourself Against MAC's LOS Data

Published on Thu Nov 29, 2012

Want to see where you stack up against your peers when it comes to non-cancer lengths of stay for hospice patients? HHH MAC Palmetto GBA has posted its NCLOS data for the first half of 2012 on its website. For example: Alzheimer's is the "policy" with the longest LOS by far -- an average of 223 days in Palmetto's 16 states, compared to a 165-day average LOS for ALS, the policy with the next-longest length. The policy with the shortest average LOS is renal with 38 days. To access Palmetto's NCLOS data, which is broken out by policy, region, and state, go to www.PalmettoGBA.com/hhh, Select "Hospice" under the "Articles" section in the left column, and click on the "Non-Cancer Length of Stay (NCLOS) Rates: January 1 - June 30, 2011" link in the list of articles. Note the PDF files at the end of the article that contain the data.
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