Industry Note:
Industry's Live Discharge Rate Is Low, Expert Argues
Published on Fri Sep 15, 2017
The link between hospices’ live discharge rates and their profitability continues to gain mostly unfavorable attention for the industry. A study published in the July issue of Health Affairs found that the higher a hospice’s live discharge rate, the higher its Medicare profit margin. “For more than a decade, hospices have steadily increased the rate at which they discharge patients [...]