Hospice

Hospice FY 2014 Hospice Proposed Wage Index Rule: CMS proposes updates for the Medicare hospice program for FY 2014 that includes payment rates and wage index, coding clarifications and requirements, quality reporting and payment reform.
May 7, 2013

Hospice Hospices Need to Submit Two Measures - December 11, 2012: Hospices are now required to submit two measures: The Structural/QAPI measure and the NQF 0209 measure.
December 11, 2012

Hospice CMS Issues Final Rule for the Medicare Hospice Benefit: CMS posted the final rule on Aug. 2 for the FY 2014 Medicare payment rates and wage index for hospices serving Medicare patients. Some of the final rule details include hospice quality reporting, patient experience surveys and coding clarifications.