Between 2012 and 2016, 20% of U.S. hospices experienced a condition-level finding from regulators that posed serious risks to patient life and safety, according to a new report from the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services Office of the Inspector General (OIG), but that proverbial coin has another side: 80% of
The National Partnership for Hospice Innovation (NPHI) announces with great enthusiasm the launch of its Innovation Lab, a targeted, coordinated effort across NPHI member programs to identify, elevate, and accelerate best practices and other resources that will enable community-based hospice programs to thrive in the face of a changing health
Janaury 2019 –NPHI worked in collaboration with LeadingAge and LeadingAge Ohio on this paper that highlights the benefits of the traditional, robust hospice model and point to differences between some newer providers and traditional community-based, nonprofit hospice providers. For example, while utilization of the Medicare Hospice Benefit has increased over time
