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Hospice Nurse Locates Missing Woman While Out Visiting Patients

Scrubs

Emily Moore, a hospice nurse in Chillicothe, Oklahoma, was out in the neighborhood completing some paperwork when she noticed a woman who looked oddly familiar. The post Hospice Nurse Locates Missing Woman While Out Visiting Patients appeared first on Scrubs | The Leading Lifestyle Magazine for the Healthcare Community.

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Explore Hospice and Palliative Care Nursing

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Hospice and palliative care nurses work in a care giving space that is often difficult and foreign for most families, friends, and other caregivers. Hospice care’s goal is different from the other medical care that a patient has been receiving for their illness.

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Hospice Billing Compliance: The Latest PEPPER Updates

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The Program for Evaluating Payment Patterns Electronic Report, or PEPPER, contains valuable information to help your hospice organization identify billing issues and prevent improper payment audits. The provider-specific PEPPER analyzes Medicare data and statistics from discharges and services compared with every hospice nationwide.

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CMS Proposes to Expand 36-Month Rule to Hospice Agencies

Healthcare Law Insights blog

Last week, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services issued a Proposed Rule that, if finalized, would extend the application of the “36-Month Rule” from home health agencies (“HHAs”) to also include hospice agencies as well. 424.550(b) would simply expand every reference of “HHA” to “HHA or hospice.”

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MedBridge Becomes the First Organization to Receive ACHC Certification for Home Health and Hospice Onboarding and Annual Training

Medbridge

SEATTLE – June 25, 2024 – With reimbursement always on the line and a continuous need to hire and train new nurses and other clinical staff, home health and hospice agencies need a trusted and reliable way to educate new staff quickly and efficiently.

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Hospice Care Considerations for People With Dementia

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Near patients’ final days, they and their families can greatly benefit from hospice professionals who understand how to provide specialized care for dementia. Dementia has a long, variable course, making prognostication and determining hospice eligibility difficult. Below are four ways hospice can provide care for people with dementia.

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Hospice Audit Series | Painting the Picture: How to Advocate for Clinical Hospice Eligibility in the Audit Appeal Process

Healthcare Law Insights blog

Hospice Audit Series. Audits are a fact of life for hospices—it’s not a matter of “if” a hospice will be audited, but “when.” With the hospice carve-in to Medicare Advantage, MAO audits will join the list. Today’s Episode | Painting the Picture: How to Advocate for Clinical Hospice Eligibility in the Audit Appeal Process.

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