Preliminary Evidence of the Impact of Hospice Payment Reform on Social Service Visits in the Last Week of Life

Authors :: Karen E Martin
Julia Driessen
Source :: Journal of palliative medicine. 23(10)
Publication Year :: 2019
Abstract: Objective: To describe trends in hospice social work visits in the last week of life before and after the introduction of the service intensity add-on (SIA) payment reform in 2016. Background: SIA ...

Subjects :: Service (business)
Motivation
Social Work
Social work
business.industry
Payment reform
Hospices
General Medicine
Medicare
United States
Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine
Hospice Care
Nursing
Medicine
Humans
business
General Nursing
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