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Hospice

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Hospice

Hospice provides comprehensive and interdisciplinary health care to terminally ill patients, as well as bereavement and support services to the patients’ loved ones. Patients receiving hospice care forgo curative treatments. Hospice care is provided through certified hospice programs, and may be delivered in any patient care setting, but is most often provided in the patient's home.

CHA provides state and federal representation and advocacy in the legislative and regulatory arenas to improve access to quality, cost-effective hospice health care services.
 

Hospice provides comprehensive and interdisciplinary health care to terminally ill patients, as well as bereavement and support services to the patients’ loved ones. Patients receiving hospice care forgo curative treatments. Hospice care is provided through certified hospice programs, and may be delivered in any patient care setting, but is most often provided in the patient’s home.

CHA provides state and federal representation and advocacy in the legislative and regulatory arenas to improve access to quality, cost-effective hospice health care services.
 

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CDPH Issues AFL on Temporary Suspension of Regulatory Enforcement of Hospice Requirement
Dec. 21, 2020

The California Department of Public Health (CDPH) has issued All facilities letter (AFL) 20-47.1,  which provides updated information about the temporary suspension of regulatory enforcement of hospice requirement during the public health emergency.  The current AFL rescinds prior authorization to begin operations based solely on submission of an application and clarifies that a hospice provider seeking initial licensure must receive approval before providing care.

 

CHA News Article

CMS Provides Updates on Nursing Home Compare
For post-acute care leaders, case managers, quality and compliance leaders

Patricia Blaisdell, FACHE

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has issued an update to the Nursing Home Compare and the Five Star Quality Rating Program. During the COVID-19 public health emergency, required reporting of certain skilled-nursing facility staffing data and quality measures were waived.   

CHA News Article

CMS Completes Transition to Care Compare Website
For post-acute care leaders, case managers, quality and compliance leaders

Patricia Blaisdell, FACHE

Effective Dec. 1, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) will retire eight original health care compare tools, completing the transition to the streamlined Care Compare website.  

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