Medical Marijuana: A Home Care and Hospice Primer
With medical marijuana legalized in more than half of the United States, more and more home care and hospice patients are taking it to help them manage a variety […]
March 2019
February 2019
The Role of the Physician Assistant and Nurse Practitioner in Hospice and Home Care
To assist agencies in better understanding the roles of physician assistants and nurse practitioners, we've prepared a job aid and short course below that reviews what these disciplines can and cannot perform.
January 2019
Medicare Advantage Coverage of Hospice Services
As part of the Value-Based Insurance Design (VBID) model for CY2020, CMS has announced plans to begin offering hospice services under its Medicare Advantage plans beginning in 2021. […]
December 2018
Hospice Core Services and the Use of Contract Nurses
CMS extension of the hospice agency's ability to use contracted nursing services in addition to core services related to the nursing shortage.