by aht | Jun 4, 2020 | Industry News
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announced their final rule on the FY2016 Hospice Wage Index at the end of July. It included some major changes in the way hospice providers are going to be reimbursed. The new payment system was originally...
by aht | May 21, 2020 | Industry News
Ellen Goodman described the painful experience and difficult decisions she had to make when dealing with the death of her mother in a recent New York Times opinion piece, “How to Talk About Dying.” She said she felt unprepared to make the decisions she was asked to...
by aht | May 14, 2020 | Hospice Nursing
Caring for terminal patients and their families isn’t an easy job. Hospice nurses are experts, of course, but nurses who are not skilled in hospice or palliative care may feel uncomfortable or unfamiliar with managing a patient who is dying. For those who find...
by aht | May 7, 2020 | Uncategorized
It was great seeing you at the NAHC and HHFMA conference in “Music City” Nashville, Tennessee at the Gaylord Opryland Resort & Convention Center last month. We enjoyed talking with hospice administrators and financial managers about how AfterHours Triage can help...
by aht | Apr 20, 2020 | Hospice Administration, Hospice Nursing, Patient Care
Google “hospice weekend shifts” and you’ll see pages and pages of hospice care providers looking for extra help. The challenge hospice providers face is to find professional staff who can provide professional support, patient and family education, determine the...
