Hospice

Hospice HPCANYS 2016 Call for Workshops: HPCANYS seeks workshop submissions for their 36th Annual Interdisciplinary Seminar and Meeting.
September 29, 2015

Hospice HPCANYS Peer Group Meetings: The Hospice and Palliative Care Association will be holding a couple of Peer Group meetings in December.
November 17, 2014

Hospice FY 2015 Hospice Final Rule: CMS posts the 2015 fiscal year hospice final rule which goes into effect Oct. 1, 2014.
August 18, 2014

Hospice New Proposed Rule for Medicare Hospice Providers: CMS proposed a new rule for Medicare Hospice Providers for FY 2015.
May 6, 2014

Hospice The Medicare Care Choices Model: An open door forum is scheduled for Weds., April 16, 2014 starting at 2 p.m.
April 14, 2014

Hospice Part D Payment for Drugs for Beneficiaries Enrolled in Hospice: CMS posted a final memorandum, “Part D Payment for Drugs for Beneficiaries Enrolled in Hospice—Final 2014 Guidance."
March 11, 2014

Hospice Hospice Open Door Forum: CMS will be hosting an Open Door Forum for Hospice providers on Wednesday, Jan. 22, 2014 starting at 2 p.m.
January 16, 2014

Hospice Meeting on Hospice Certificate of Need (CON) Reform: Stakeholders met on Mon., Dec. 2 to discuss points to consider for changing the need methodolgy for hospice.
December 10, 2013

Hospice Hospice Updates from CMS and DOH: CMS issues the Hospice Item Set Fact sheet and DOH releases proposed "Hospice Operational Rules."
October 29, 2013

Hospice Guidelines for the Provision of Hospice Services in Mainstream Medicaid Managed Care: DOH has posted guidelines effective Oct. 1, 2013 for the provision of hospice services to enrollees in mainstream Medicaid Managed Care Organizations (MMCOs) that will become the responsibility of the MMCO. The guidelines include: The scope of benefits, the roles and responsibilities of MMCO and hospice providers, network responsibilities, and claims coding.
October 18, 2013