Federal Register: https://www.federalregister.gov/ Texas Register: http://www.sos.state.tx.us/texreg/index.shtml New Mexico Register: http://164.64.110.239/nmregister/ Texas Register Highlights TITLE 22. EXAMINING BOARDS PART 34. TEXAS STATE BOARD OF SOCIAL WORKER EXAMINERS CHAPTER 781. SOCIAL WORKER LICENSURE The Texas State Board of Social Worker Examiners (board) adopts amendments to: 781.402 Clinical Supervision for LCSW and Non-Clinical Supervision for LMSW-AP and Independent Practice […]
BRANDT AND AQUAVIVA HONORED AS “PALLIAVIVE CARE POWER COUPLE” Kim Aquaviva and Kathy Brandt are well known in the world of hospice and palliative care. The couple has been together for 18 years. Acquaviva is a professor of nursing, and author of a book on inclusive care for LGBTQ persons. Brandt is a leader in […]
Federal News and Information ~ Note the following information from Palmetto Palmetto Local Coverage Determination (LCDs) and LCD Article Updates: Hospice The following LCDs were revised: • The Hospice – Renal Care L34559 • The Billing and Coding: Hospice – Renal Care A56545 • The Billing and Coding: Hospice – Renal Care A56545 To access […]
SHOULD ‘DNR’ BE REPLACE THE TERM ‘NO CPR’?
“The term ‘do not resuscitate’ should be laid to rest,” argue Amber Barnato and Maxwell Vergo in an opinion piece published in The Hill. Barnato and Vergo are health care educators who say the term DNR is rife with misunderstandings for patients, families, and health-care providers alike, and they lay out a case to update the language around end-of-life wishes.
Local Coverage Determination (LCD) Update: Hospice
The following two local coverage determinations were revised for hospice:
Hospice Alzheimer’s Disease & Related Disorders L34567
Hospice – Liver Disease L34544
HOSPICE DATA IMPACTING POLICY, CARE, AND PATIENT EXPERIENCE With more data sets and tools available, both hospice policy decisions and care operations increasingly rely on the data findings. Hospice News released a whitepaper titled “How Data is Driving Hospice Decisions.” The 10-page document focuses on how providers are using data to make care-related decisions […]
Texas News and Information Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC) Regulatory Services Mailbox PL 19-11 New Policy, Rules and Training Mailbox was issued on April 23, 2019. Policy, Rules and Training (PRT) now has a dedicated email mailbox. Questions for all provider types regarding policy and rules can be sent to [email protected] . The email […]
Federal Register Highlights DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services 42 CFR Part 418 Medicare Program; FY 2020 Hospice Wage Index and Payment Rate Update and Hospice Quality Reporting Requirements— This proposed rule would update the hospice wage index, payment rates, and cap amount for fiscal year 2020. This rule […]