Hospice News July 31, 2020
A focus on quality improvement can enhance patient care as well as a hospice’s bottom line as they prepare to demonstrate their value proposition to payers when the Medicare Advantage hospice carve-in comes in 2021. Providers can benefit from transforming their organizational cultures and moving their workforce towards a pay-for-performance outlook in anticipation of the payment model changes.
“When we look at quality care provision, providing high-quality care and experience in a patient center model is a necessity and not just nice to have for today’s hospice provider,” said Jennifer Kennedy, senior director of regulatory and quality for the National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization (NHPCO) in a recent conference. “When...