Surveys & Certification:
Hospice SFP Program Plows Ahead
Published on Fri Jul 29, 2022
Stay tuned to next year’s rule for details. Medicare’s willingness to engage in a Technical Expert Panel process for the forthcoming “Special Focus Program” targeting poor-performing hospices for increased survey scrutiny is heartening. But observers worry CMS may be willing to throw SFP concerns to the side in its haste to implement the program. Reminder: After scathing reports from the [...]