Hospice Management Advisor Archives – December 1, 2002
December 1, 2002
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Exponential growth: Hospice reimbursement explodes in the 90s
Hospice Medicare reimbursement increased from $445.5 million in 1991 to $3.6 billion in 2001, a 710% increase. Yet, despite the exponential growth in reimbursement, experts say hospices still have far more of the spending pie to claim. -
Hispanic influence grows, but not in hospice care
It has been said that your chances of dying in pain in America are greater if you do not speak English or if you are African-American, Hispanic, poor, elderly, or a woman. Much has been made lately of how hospice can better serve those who arent white, middle-class males. -
Root beliefs hinder outreach to Hispanics
Hispanic population growth is a trend hospice must embrace, but it wont be easy, experts say. -
Teen volunteers help bridge generation gap
Anyone with doubts about the commitment of todays teen-agers need look only to the state of Florida. There, more than 200 teenage hospice volunteers are shattering any negative images of their generation by providing direct hospice patient care in homes, nursing homes, inpatient hospice, and assisted living facilities. -
Most CA nursing homes are substandard — Report
More than 75% of nursing homes in California do not meet federal quality standards, and 44% violate the states minimum nurse staffing level requirements, according to a study released Oct. 15 by the California HealthCare Foundation (CHCF). -
Pump implant cuts pain, new research shows
Delivering pain drugs directly into the spinal fluid with a small pump implanted under the skin can give cancer patients better pain relief with fewer side effects than other common methods, according to a new research study. -
Curative vs. palliative care: Hospital blends the two
The University of Maryland Medical Center is helping to blur the line between curative care and palliative care. Taking a page out of hospices book by implementing an interdisciplinary team, staff are able to provide both palliative care and life-saving care at the same time regardless of whether the patient is terminally ill. -
Home care revenue up by 10% in 2001, report says
Overall home care industry revenue growth in 2001 was 10%, a decrease of 3% from the revenue growth experienced in 2000, according to results of the 2002 Financial Performance Survey Report, an annual benchmarking survey of financial and management practices conducted by the Alexandria, VA-based American Association for Homecare.