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RE: Ideas on how to support a family- patient has Parkinsons

Posted By Anonymous Member 05-22-2026 11:30 AM
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This message was posted by a user wishing to remain anonymous A few suggestions if I were in your shoes... Is she connected to the Parkinson's Foundation for support groups and resources? Broadening her circle of support especially with other family care partners who are living through similar feelings/experiences ...

Ideas on how to support a family- patient has Parkinsons

Posted By Anonymous Member 05-21-2026 12:53 PM
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This message was posted by a user wishing to remain anonymous Recently admitted a 69 yr old with Parkinson’s to hospice care. Pt/fam have lived with the diseases for many years. He recently was admitted to the only SNF in our little town due to wife not being able to care for him on her own at home. ...

Duplicate HUV

Posted By Anonymous Member 05-19-2026 01:58 PM
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This message was posted by a user wishing to remain anonymous Has anyone submitted a duplicate HUV assessment? I submitted a second HUV 1 which was supposed to be a HUV 2 assessment. I inactivated the duplicate on our EMR but am unsure of what to do in IQIES. Thanks for your help in advance! --- ...

Anticipated Release of 2027 Hospice Proposed Rule?

Posted By Anonymous Member 04-02-2026 10:01 AM
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This message was posted by a user wishing to remain anonymous Anyone from The Alliance have the inside word on when the 2027 Hospice Proposed Rule is likely to be released? Tomorrow? Next week? Later? -------------------------------------------

Discharge Planning Issue

Posted By Anonymous Member 03-16-2026 03:24 PM
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This message was posted by a user wishing to remain anonymous My agency has had issues with field clinicians not identifying the last ordered visit, failing to provide the NOMNOC, as well as losing track of patients when the last ordered visit was not identified. I am interested to see if other ...

Minors at a facility

Posted By Anonymous Member 03-05-2026 05:16 PM
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This message was posted by a user wishing to remain anonymous Can you tell me if we can have a school choir sing in a common area of a facility if their parents sign minor waiver form. Not as volunteer hours just to do for our patients at a facility for engagement ------------------ ...

Bereavement Follow Up

Posted By Anonymous Member 02-26-2026 11:20 AM
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This message was posted by a user wishing to remain anonymous We are seeking to understand ways programs are following up with surviing family members or survivors after the loss of a loved one. Are you sending a memorial gift / acknowledgement, a meal, or only following up through a bereavement ...

RE: Billing when GIP is being provided at a contracted facility in another county with different rates

Posted By Anonymous Member 02-21-2026 01:55 AM
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This message was posted by a user wishing to remain anonymous As long as your license covers the GIP location of care, you would bill of off location of care. Most important and often overlooked, do you have a license to provide hospice care in that county? Sounds like you do so it should be straightforward ...

Home Health Value Based Purchasing Adjustments

Posted By Anonymous Member 02-20-2026 10:02 AM
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This message was posted by a user wishing to remain anonymous Good afternoon, Please, can everyone share your organization's process for identifying/recording HHVBP adjustments, given that these adjustments are not separately identified on Medicare's remittance advice? Are your A/R teams manually ...

When "coding convention" doesn't match primary diagnosis

Posted By Anonymous Member 02-11-2026 03:19 PM
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This message was posted by a user wishing to remain anonymous What do you do when "coding convention" results in a CTI/POC displaying a "primary diagnosis" that is not the hospice primary diagnosis? ie. they are admitted for heart failure, but coded for hypertensive heart disease or another example, ...

LSW Supervision

Posted By Anonymous Member 02-11-2026 01:57 PM
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This message was posted by a user wishing to remain anonymous We recently hired an LSW for our hospice program. We understand that her practice must be supervised, but I would appreciate hearing from other agencies what that looks like. Our social workers complete initial onboarding including training ...

General question

Posted By Anonymous Member 02-06-2026 05:13 PM
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This message was posted by a user wishing to remain anonymous Hello. I am wondering how other not for profit agencies are handling patients that are being referred to home health that would be more Hospice appropriate, if upon discharge there is no improvement in the HHVBP self-care oasis questions ...

Billing when GIP is being provided at a contracted facility in another county with different rates

Posted By Anonymous Member 02-06-2026 01:12 PM
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This message was posted by a user wishing to remain anonymous Hey friends! The primary address tied to our state license and Medicare certification is in a rural county. We contract with a facility in a neighboring county for GIP care-- that county is not considered rural, and the two counties ...

RE: GIP in Hospital Setting

Posted By Anonymous Member 02-05-2026 10:46 AM
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This message was posted by a user wishing to remain anonymous I am also interested in the answer to this question. Can hospice provide Routine Home Care, in a hospital setting, when patient no longer meets GIP criteria but is too fragile to be discharged home? -------------------------------- ...

Volunteer Management Software

Posted By Anonymous Member 02-04-2026 04:08 PM
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This message was posted by a user wishing to remain anonymous What volunteer management software, if any, do you use? And how is it working for your organization? I've looked at Better Impact and Get Connected so far. Any and all input or suggestions appreciated. ------------------------- ...

GIP in Hospital Setting

Posted By Anonymous Member 02-02-2026 03:39 PM
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This message was posted by a user wishing to remain anonymous As I am sure many hospice agencies are experiencing, in an attempt to drive down mortality rates in the acute care setting, we are seeing a lot more requests to admit patients GIP while the patient is still in the acute setting, the question ...

RE: Telehealth Flexibilities Update- January 30, 2026

Posted By Anonymous Member 02-02-2026 09:46 AM
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This message was posted by a user wishing to remain anonymous with Partial shut down where does Hospice stand with Face 2 Face telehealth visits. -------------------------------------------

Education for Field staff

Posted By Anonymous Member 01-30-2026 03:15 PM
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This message was posted by a user wishing to remain anonymous Hello, Can anyone provide better clarity for hospice patient scenarios and when we need to use the ABN vs addendum? Trying to help field nurses have a better underdstanding. Thank you! --------------------------------- ...

Medical Supply Company - Byram

Posted By Anonymous Member 01-29-2026 01:10 PM
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This message was posted by a user wishing to remain anonymous We recently switched to Byram Healthcare for our patient medical supply needs. When we were setting up our account, we were given two portal options to use to order supplies: DMEScripts or Parachute Health. Just wondering which portal ...

Music Therapy

Posted By Anonymous Member 01-29-2026 10:12 AM
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This message was posted by a user wishing to remain anonymous We had a great Music TX but she left for life changes (Marriage, Baby) We have been posting position for Music Therapist , our state only has 2 universities that have actual programs so the pool of candidates is very limited. How are ...

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