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Hospice care is built on compassion, dignity, and support for patients and families during life’s most meaningful moments. This section of our blog is dedicated to sharing insights, stories, and resources that shine a light on hospice. From practical guidance to reflections from the field, we aim to honor the work of caregivers and provide knowledge that helps bring comfort and clarity to those they serve.
Hospice News and Articles
This hospice blog explores best practices for advance care planning in Hospice agencies, from aligning Intake, to code status documentation, to the ongoing Plan of Care. Advance care planning (ACP) in...
While GUIDE is not a replacement for hospice, it reflects a broader movement toward earlier, more holistic support. For hospice organizations, it creates new opportunities to extend their expertise be...
Hospice admissions are often time-sensitive, but informed consent cannot be assumed. When language barriers or cultural factors are present, the risk extends beyond miscommunication. It can lead to in...
The hospice admission process typically begins with a sign-on meeting where the patient elects the Medicare Hospice Benefit and signs the required consent forms. In reality, hospice teams frequently e...
Accurate hospice eligibility decisions are essential for ensuring patients receive the level of support they need and ensuring organizations remain compliant and financially stable. Yet across the ind...
With many options available, choosing the right hospice EMR solution for new hospice agencies in their beginning stages requires careful evaluation. This blog covers what should you look for in search...
This blog tackles the complexities of strengthening the home health to hospice continuum, including key strategies to improve referral conversion while maintaining clinical integrity. The transition f...
Navigating Hospice Billing to avoid common mistakes can put your agency on a path to success. This blog explores best practices and tips to keep you compliant, efficient, and free from errors that cou...
What should you expect from the Hospice survey process, and how should you prepare? This blog explores strategies to prepare for a hospice survey when the time arrives for the next one in your agency....
Launching a Hospice line of service is a major step for any agency, one that introduces new regulatory requirements, billing workflows, and interdisciplinary documentation standards. Alora’s Hospice...
Documentation has become a daily operational issue for many hospices. Clinicians spend hours completing visit notes long after leaving the bedside, lags in documentation delay billing, and leadership ...
Interdisciplinary Group (IDG) meetings can serve not only as a clinical forum, but also as a data-driven system. Effective IDGs align patient goals, compliance requirements, and team execution. Below ...
In hospice, care coordination is more than a clinical priority. It directly affects regulatory compliance, reimbursement, patient satisfaction, and staff retention. Well-coordinated teams respond fast...
CMS has issued the FY 2026 Hospice Wage Index and Payment Rate Update and HQRP Final Rule, which contains a 2.6 percent payment rate update, a higher aggregate cap, clarifications on admission and fac...
With many options available, choosing the right hospice EMR solution requires careful evaluation. Below are the most important factors to consider when selecting hospice software, followed by informat...
While artificial intelligence (AI) promises transformational efficiencies across clinical documentation, operational workflows, billing, and quality monitoring, many hospices struggle to translate pot...
Compassionate care goes beyond just managing physical symptoms. It entails preserving dignity, being truly present, and meeting emotional, spiritual, and relational needs at life’s end. Families rem...
While the demand for hospice care continues to rise due to an aging population and increasing awareness of hospice services, hospice organizations still face challenges retaining skilled and compassio...
With limited staff and resources, small agencies often face unique challenges. These challenges include maintaining compliance, documenting care accurately, coordinating interdisciplinary teams, and b...
Hospice providers face unique challenges when it comes to funding the delivery of end-of-life care. The hospice reimbursement model has not changed much over decades, however mounting pressure for val...
The role of Medicare Advantage plans has grown significantly, impacting various aspects of care delivery. Understanding the nuances of these plans will have increasing importance to hospice providers ...
Medicare is officially retiring the Hospice Item Set (HIS) and replacing it with the new Hospice Outcomes and Patient Evaluation (HOPE) assessment. This transition marks one of the most significant re...
CMS requires hospice providers to submit Medicare Cost Reports to their MAC each year. Failure to comply with cost reporting requirements can result in suspension of payments, interest penalties, or p...
Effective policies and procedures form the backbone of high-performing hospice organizations. They provide the framework for regulatory compliance, operational efficiency, and quality patient care. Wi...