The Hospice Special Focus Program: What it is & why it is important
03/27/24 at 02:00 AM
The Hospice Special Focus Program: What it is & why it is important
FORVIS, by Angela Huff; 3/25/24
The CMS Hospice Special Focus Program (SFP) aims to shed light on poorly performing hospices. CMS has publicly stated it is looking closely at the hospice industry due to increasing concerns regarding fraud, waste, and abuse. The Hospice Special Focus Program (SFP) is a new CMS program that identifies poor-performing hospices, takes action to inform the public, and engages those hospices to either improve their performance or terminate the hospice from the Medicare program.