Eli's Hospice Insider
Dispel HCI Confusion With This Info
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Don’t overlook that spending factors into the new composite measure. You’d better be ready for the new Hospice Care Index measure, because it’s coming ready or not. The HCI displayed on Care Compare will include data on these 10 areas:
Eli's Hospice Insider
- Quality:
Hospices’ Concerns Brushed Aside As Medicare Implements 3 Unpopular New Quality Measures
Quality is a major focus of the recent final rule. Major changes are ahead for [...] - Regulations:
Dispel HCI Confusion With This Info
Don’t overlook that spending factors into the new composite measure. You’d better be ready for [...] - Surveys and Certification:
Avoid New Survey Pitfalls With These 7 Tips
Your survey history will be much more important going forward. Watch out: Hospices that don’t [...] - Mergers & Acquisitions:
Hospice Acquisitions Are All Over The Map — Literally
One big chain has been on a spending spree. Big players continue to snap up [...] - Hospice News:
Medicare’s Percent Of Hospice Spending Steady, New Data Shows
Medicare Advantage spending has shot up. It may feel like hospice spending has skyrocketed in [...] - Hospice News:
Check Out New Billing Instructions For RHC/FQHC Hospice Attendings
Don’t miss hospice attending billing instructions for Rural Health Clinics (RHCs) and Federally Qualified Health [...] - Hospice News:
Don’t Miss The HQRP Data Penalty Jump From 2% To 4% Starting In January
Medicare’s language on how much your pay will get docked for failing to submit Hospice [...] - Hospice News:
Expired Nursing Licenses Lead To Hospices’ Payout
Be sure to keep track of your nurses’ licensure status, or you could end up [...] - Hospice News:
Hospices Welcome New QM Data
At long last, hospices are getting some data for two new Hospice Quality Reporting Program [...] - Hospice News:
Use MAC Job Aid To Bill Certain Transfers The Right Way
If hospice patient transfers are snarling your billing, a new job aid from a HHH [...] - Hospice News:
Don’t Miss PRF Round 4 Filing Deadline
The window to apply for the latest round of Provider Relief Fund monies is almost [...] - Hospice News:
Medicare Enrollment Revalidations Are Back On The Calendar
Heads up: Medicare is unpausing some Medicare enrollment-related duties. The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid [...]