Hospices stepping up performance on visits-in-last-days-of-life measure

Hospices stepping up performance on visits-in-last-days-of-life measure 
Hospice News, by Jim Parker; 3/14/24 
Hospices, in aggregate, are showing improvement on the quality measure for visits in the last days of life. The number of registered nurse and social worker visits during a patient’s final week is one of the seven quality measures that CMS uses to evaluate providers. In Calendar Year 2021, the share of hospice care days with nurse visits in the last seven days of life rose to 63%, up from 62% year over year, according to the National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization (NHPCO).
Notable mentions: Sarah Simmons, NHPCO; Patrick Harrison, NHPCO.