by Kristin Rowan | Jul 24, 2025 | CMS, Hospice
by Kristin Rowan, Editor Hospice Non-Compliance Notifications On July 21, 2025, the CMS Hospice QRP Announcements page added an update titled “Hospice Quality Reporting Program: Non-Compliance Notifications.” The Update Reads: The Centers for Medicare...
by Rowan Report | Jul 18, 2025 | Admin, Hospice, Regulatory
From the office of Earl L. “Buddy” Carter (R-GA) Carter, Bera introduce Bill to Strengthen Palliative and Hospice Care Workforce Reps. Earl L. “Buddy” Carter (R-GA) and Ami Bera, M.D. (D-CA) today introduced the Palliative Care and Hospice Education and...
by Rowan Report | Jul 10, 2025 | Admin, CMS, Hospice, Outcomes, Regulatory
by Peggy Rattarree, Principle Product Manager, Curantis Solutions Hospice HOPE The importance of documenting symptom impact for patient-centered care In hospice care, the focus isn’t just on treating symptoms; it’s on improving the quality of life for patients and...
by Kristin Rowan | Jun 13, 2025 | Advocacy, CMS, Hospice
by Kristin Rowan, Editor The Alliance Responds to CMS Hospice Update The Alliance responds to CMS-1835-P, the FY 2026 Hospice Wage Index, Conditions of Participation, and Quality Reporting Program Requirements updates. On June 10, 2025, in a 25 page letter to Dr....
by Kristin Rowan | May 9, 2025 | Partner News
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: press@empathhealth.orgEmpathHealth.org Empath Health Introduces One Hospice Model, Bringing Together Florida's Established Not-for-Profit Hospices Under One Mission CLearwater, FL, May 5, 2025. Empath Health, one of the nation’s...
by Kristin Rowan | May 1, 2025 | Hospice, Regulatory
by Kristin Rowan, Editor Updates to Hospice Rule On April 11, 2025, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) issued their proposed rule for hospice rates, Conditions of Participation (CoPs) and face-t0-face encounter requirements for FY 2026. The proposed...
by Rowan Report | Apr 24, 2025 | Admin, Artificial Intelligence, Caring for the Caregiver
by Scott Green, Care Dimensions at Netsmart Meaningful AI in Post-Acute Elevating Care and Efficiency with Integrated AI Meaningful AI is more than plugging your questions into ChatGPT. It goes beyond Artificial Intelligence into Augmented Intelligence. After a long...
by Kristin Rowan | Apr 24, 2025 | Admin, Advocacy, Medicaid, Medicare, Medicare Advantage, Regulatory
by Kristin Rowan, Editor Industry Update with Dr. Steve Landers At last week’s New England Home Care & Hospice Conference, Dr. Steve Landers, President of The National Alliance for Care at Home (The Alliance) gave the keynote address and offered some...
by Rowan Report | Apr 11, 2025 | Admin, Hospice
by Vicki Goodman, CRO at Curantis Solutions HIS to HOPE Transition in Hospice Care What You Need to Know As a hospice nurse, I am excited to share pivotal news that will significantly impact our field starting October 1st. In case you have been living under a rock, we...
by Rowan Report | Mar 31, 2025 | Admin, Clinical, HIPAA
by Devin Paullin, CGO at Skyscape Buzz Ensuring HIPAA Compliance Communications Requiring HIPAA Compliance While patient communication requires HIPAA adherence, so does any discussion between other parties. Essentially, any time PHI is discussed, a degree of...
