Does your hospice team understand service intensity add-on? 1 White paper Does your hospice team understand service intensity add-on? by Catherine Dehlin, RN, BSN, CHPN, CHCM Director of Hospice Services, FazziDoes your hospice team understand service intensity add-on? 2 The hospice benefit we know first became available thirty years ago as a small demonstration. Since then, millions of patients have been served by thousands of certified hospice programs. While hospice care is now an essential component of our health care in the United States, it has not been immune to the payment scrutiny of other Medicare benefits. Soon after the enactment of the hospice benefit, it became apparent that the daily, per diem payment model may incentivize early access and longer lengths of stay f

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