Last week, Humana announced that it would begin Medicare Advantage Hospice Coverage in 5 trial markets. Humana is the latest of many commercial carriers who will now be accepting Medicare … Read More
3 Timesavers For Hospice Administrators in 2021
Running a hospice can be complex. Between caring for patients and families, managing staff, and ensuring that the correct paperwork has been filed, it is easy to feel overwhelmed. With … Read More
Reports for Every Hospice Discipline in 2021
Across the healthcare industry, data analytics is becoming more and more important. Hospice is no exception. With vast advances in EMR reporting, hospices can access more information than ever before. … Read More
What Hospice Billing Workflows Can Look Like In 2021
The hospice billing process, from managing NOEs and NOTRs to preparing, sending, and collecting Medicare reimbursements, can be complex and often involves a lot of moving pieces. In the past, … Read More
What Hospice Clinical Workflows Should Look Like in 2021
With a new year comes new goals, new challenges, and new aspirations. But for many hospice clinicians, patient care is still weighed down by old software. As we head into … Read More
mumms Software Announces New Clinical Workflow in Hummingbird EMR
SmartChart Brings Monumental Change to the Hospice EMR Industry December 29, 2020 – Last week, mumms Software unveiled the new dashboard and workflow for hospice clinicians in its groundbreaking hospice … Read More
How Much Could You Save With E-Prescribe?
Electronic Prescribing of Controlled Substances (EPCS) is quickly becoming mandated throughout the United States. With the technological hurdles and additional cost associated with making these changes can seem intimidating to … Read More
Are You Using a sMARt MAR?
For many hospice clinicians, scheduling and recording medication in the IPU is a timely and manual process even if you are using a MAR. This is because the MAR often … Read More
Keeping the Patient Visit Schedule Tied to the Care Plan
Every year hospices across the country are penalized by Medicare because their visit schedule does not match the visit frequency required by the care plan. Below we explore why the … Read More
Solve Common Medicare Deficiency With Patient Scores
Medicare Emphasizes Patient Scores In Determining Hospice Appropriateness Recently, Medicare has drawn attention to denial code 5CF36 – Patient is Not Hospice Appropriate. Hospice organizations face this error code when … Read More