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Articles, encouragement, and practical know-how for everyone on the hospice team.
The Blog
Articles, encouragement, and practical know-how for everyone on the hospice team.
Social Workers › Resources and Readings
Caregiving for Divorced Parents: Research on End-of-Life Care Quality
A recent study published in The Journals of Gerontology explores how marital status and social networks impact the quality of end-of-life care for older adults in the United States. Using data from the National Health and Aging Trends Study (NHATS), researchers analyzed ten dimensions of care. Three
March 30, 2026 · 3 min read
Chaplains › Resources and Readings
Hospice Ethics: Why Clinical Wisdom is the Ultimate AI Safeguard
The healthcare landscape is rapidly evolving, moving beyond AI as a simple administrative tool toward its potential as an "Artificial Moral Agent." An intriguing article in the Hastings Center Report, "What Does Moral Agency Mean for Nurses in the Era of Artificial Intelligence?" (Ulrich et al., 202
March 22, 2026 · 4 min read
Directors › Compliance and Regulatory - Directors
Understanding HQRP: The History of Hospice Quality
Hospice care, since its inception, has been about compassionate care. However, the underlying mechanisms of how it is paid for and how hospice quality is evaluated have undergone a significant transformation. This shift is part of a broader healthcare movement towards value-based care, moving away f
March 22, 2026 · 6 min read
Directors › Accounts Receivable
How to Improve Your Hospice Revenue Cycle: 7 Key Questions
Our previous installments, Strategic Hospice Revenue Cycle Management and Hospice Billing: How to Build a Clean-Claim Process, established that a healthy revenue cycle is the engine that allows an agency to maintain stability and focus on its clinical mission. However, hospice leadership typically f
March 16, 2026 · 7 min read
Directors › Patient Care
Analyzing the 'Quiet Workforce': New Insights into U.S. Family Caregiving
Many conversations about healthcare focus on hospitals, physicians, or emerging technologies. However, a significant portion of care in the United States occurs in a different setting: the home. Data from a recent Pew Research Center survey highlights the scale of this shift. Millions of Americans n
March 11, 2026 · 2 min read
Marketing › Hospice Research Articles
ICU to Hospice Transitions Are Increasing. What Should We Measure Now?
What the study examined A new national study examined US Medicare fee-for-service beneficiaries over age 65 who were admitted to an ICU between 2011 and 2023. The authors found that discharges to hospice after ICU admission increased substantially over time, including an increase in hospice discharg
March 6, 2026 · 2 min read
Blog
Will Generative AI Disrupt the Traditional Hospice Care Paradigm?
Recent reporting has highlighted how major health systems such as Mass General Brigham and Mayo Clinic are using Generative AI (GenAI) for clinical reasoning. These applications extend beyond administrative efficiencies and into the generation of preliminary diagnoses and treatment plans. For hospic
February 26, 2026 · 4 min read
Billing › Billing - General
How to Master the Hospice CBR for Better Compliance
Many hospice administrators are familiar with the hospice PEPPER report. A smaller number of hospice leaders, however, are familiar with its counterpart: the Comparative Billing Report (CBR) and eCBR, the electronic version of the Comparative Billing Report. While the PEPPER provides a general overv
February 1, 2026 · 6 min read
Directors › Compliance and Regulatory - Directors
QAPI Documentation: How to Show Your Program is Active and Effective
Hospice leaders often understand that QAPI is required by CMS, but many do not know how to document the program in a way that proves it is genuinely active and effective. CMS surveyors want to see more than binders, charts, or paperwork. They are looking for documentation that demonstrates continuou
December 30, 2025 · 6 min read
Directors › Compliance and Regulatory - Directors
How to Collect QAPI Data that Shows What Needs to Improve
In hospice, most organizations understand why Quality Assessment and Performance Improvement (QAPI) is required. What many do not understand is how to collect data in a way that reveals patterns, risks, and opportunities for improvement. QAPI data collection does not mean saving every report, printi
December 29, 2025 · 4 min read
Directors › Compliance and Regulatory - Directors
What is the Hospice Quality Assessment and Performance Improvement Program?
A hospice Quality Assessment and Performance Improvement (QAPI) program is the formal system a hospice uses to understand how well it is functioning, where it is at risk, and how it will improve over time. Under 42 CFR § 418.58, CMS requires every hospice to maintain an ongoing, hospice-wide, data-d
December 29, 2025 · 6 min read
Nurses › Care Keys - Nurses
What Ethical Hospice Care Really Means at the End of Life
Hospice care is built on a simple promise: to support comfort, dignity, and quality of life when time is limited. Yet beneath that promise are complex ethical considerations that shape everyday decisions. These decisions include how symptoms are treated, how choices are honored, how families are sup
December 26, 2025 · 4 min read
