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.
Although the U.S. can boast about its highly developed healthcare system, the truth is its costs are higher than anywhere else and its fragmented nature doesn't meet the needs of many who are chronically ill. According to the Commonwealth Fund, U.S. healthcare ranks poorly when ranked against the other top 10 wealthy countries.
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.