Home Health & Hospice Week
Outcomes:
8 CAHPS-Based Measures On Hospice Compare
Published on Thu Mar 01, 2018
How do your stats stack up to the national averages that debuted Feb. 20? Communication with family (national average 80 percent)
Getting timely help (78 percent)
Treating patient with respect (91 percent)
Emotional and spiritual support (89 percent)
Help for pain and symptoms (75 percent)
Training family to care for patient (75 percent)
Rating of this hospice (80 percent)
Willing to recommend this hospice (84 percent)
Other Articles in this issue of
Home Health & Hospice Week
- Regulations:
Rural Add-On Rate Kicks Back In April 2
Retroactive add-on adjustments likely will take a while longer. The Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018 [...] - Hospice:
NOE Problem Fixed, CMS Says
Plus: Fix HIS data before the preview stage. The EDI glitch that was preventing Notices [...] - Outcomes:
8 CAHPS-Based Measures On Hospice Compare
How do your stats stack up to the national averages that debuted Feb. 20? Communication [...] - Finance:
Publicly Traded Companies Grapple With Challenges
Almost Family-LHC merger nears completion. Smaller providers aren't the only ones struggling in the current [...] - Reader Question:
Medicare Addresses TPE Denial Rate Benchmark
Your peers' stats matter in determining the cutoff for review. Question: What is the benchmark [...] - Industry Note:
OIG Targets 4 Geographic 'Hot Spots' For Enforcement
But it wants to put 8 more areas in the enforcement crosshairs. Fraud and abuse [...] - Industry Note:
Bundling Of Oxygen Wound Treatment Looms
Every year, home health agencies must adjust to some new codes being added and deleted [...] - Industry Note:
New Medicare Cards Set To Mail Next Month
Medicare has been talking about switching beneficiaries to the new Social Security Number-free cards for [...] - Industry Note:
Get To Know A New Cost Report Acronym — MCReF
Starting this month, "you will have the option to submit Medicare cost reports through a [...] - Industry Note:
Learn About Hospice And Disabilities In Webinar
The intersection of hospice and patients with disabilities can be tricky to navigate. Learn more [...] - Industry Note:
OIG To Examine Statistical Sampling
A Medicare contractor audit that uses statistical sampling can strike fear into providers' hearts, as [...] - Industry Note:
Accrediting Body Makes CoP-Related Updates
The Joint Commission is now surveying deemed status home health agencies under new standards that [...]
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