Recently Mark Lewandowski shared a podcast with us in which he addressed the issues relating to palliative care as expressed in the hospice care and comprehensive chronic care management models.
Hospice care and palliative care services are increasing in the U.S., but there is ongoing confusion about what these terms mean.
Recently Mark Lewandowski shared a podcast with us in which he addressed the issues relating to palliative care as expressed in the hospice care and comprehensive chronic care management models.
Long term care providers across the nation are facing the increasingly critical dilemma of watching costs begin to outpace revenues. Yet, in carefully analyzing those who are successfully navigating this challenge, a common characteristic is observed: nearly all have taken concrete steps to improve patient care.
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has made changes to CPT 99490 in 2017 that may change the outlook of hospice care for both patients and providers for the better.