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Wondering how your hospice average length of stay stats fit in
Published on Fri Jan 14, 2011 
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Wondering how your hospice average length of stay stats fit in
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The longest length of stay is for Alzheimer's, with a 204-day LOS on average across Palmetto's 16 states. The shortest is for Renal at 40 days. Access the LOS numbers broken out by policy, region, state, and other categories at www. PalmettoGBA.com/hhh -- select "Hospice" under the "Articles" section and click on the "Non-Cancer Length of Stay (NCLOS) Rates: January 1 - June 30, 2011" link.Other Articles in this issue of
Eli's Hospice Insider
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