Survey & Certification:
Some Med-Related Duties Might Come Off Hospices' Plates
Published on Fri Oct 12, 2018
Proposed change would save hospices $80 million annually, CMS claims. The biggest-dollar impact for hospices in the recent rule on reducing regulatory burden address drugs — but not all providers are happy with the potential change. Topic #1: The hospice Conditions of Participation currently require providers to “ensure that the interdisciplinary group confers with an individual with education and training [...]