Archives: 2019, March

Documenting Hospice Eligibility for Alzheimer’s Dementia

By Leslie Heagy, RN, COS-C / Posted on: March 22, 2019

When admitting a patient to hospice with a primary terminal diagnosis of Alzheimer’s disease, your documentation should clearly show the nature and condition causing the hospice admission in addition to, the hospice disease-specific LCD guidelines.

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The Review Choice Demonstration (RCD) Is Here!

By Melinda Gaboury / Posted on: March 13, 2019

The Office of Management & Budget (OMB) officially approved implementation of the Review Choice Demonstration in Home Health. Review Choice Demonstration (RCD) for Home Health Services will give providers in the demonstration states an initial choice of three options…

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