Length of stay – active or discharged patients?
Patient length of stay is monitored to detect instances of inappropriate use of the hospice benefit or other deficiencies in the services delivered by the hospice…
Average length of stay versus median length of stay
Patients are eligible for hospice if they have a terminal diagnosis and a prognosis of six or fewer months to live if their disease runs its…
Using data to support a hospice marketing strategy
Why is data valuable? Like all other business decisions, a hospice marketing plan must be data driven. More progressive hospice agencies have increasingly begun to understand…
What is the hospice governing body?
What is the governing body? In accordance with the Conditions of Participation, a Medicare certified hospice agency must have a governing body. The governing body has…
What is a UPIC audit?
What is a UPIC? Unified Program Integrity Contractors (UPICs) are contracted by CMS to conduct detailed medical review, data analysis, and audits of healthcare providers to…
What is the TPE audit process?
What is a TPE? A Targeted Probe and Educate (TPE) is an audit program that was rolled out by CMS in 2017. The stated goal of…