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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 industry, hospice referrals continue to come far too late. This blog takes a closer look at the less...
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 searching for an EMR for hospice, and what the best solution available is for start-up...
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 from home health to hospice represents one of the most fragile points in the care continuum. Learn more in...
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 could cost your agency money. ...
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 functionality was designed to make that transition seamless. Whether an agency is newly accredited or expanding from Home...
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 must constantly address the tension between achieving efficiency and quality. When documentation is incomplete, late, or inconsistent,...
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 is a pragmatic approach to using technology to make IDG meetings faster and measurably better, without...
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 faster to patient needs, prevent avoidable hospitalizations, and create a smoother experience for caregivers. With technology, including AI, predictive analytics, and...
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 face-to-face attestation requirements, and the path forward for the HOPE transition beginning...