Guide to Hospice Billing Guidelines: Essentials Steps for Accurate Claims Processing
As part of our ongoing blog series, we at Walters want to get even more granular in ways that our readers can maximize their time to make their businesses more efficient and more profitable. As we talk about the healthcare industry often, we want to focus on a subset of that field—hospice care—with this article […]
Essential Guide to Hospice Accounting: Best Practices for Success
Readers of our blogs know we cover a variety of accounting issues, often with a particular focus on healthcare entities such as hospitals, clinics, private health practices, and hospices. Hospice agencies are interesting in that they face unique financial challenges that require specialized accounting practices to ensure financial stability, transparency, and compliance. For one, hospices […]
Essential Tax Considerations for Hospices: A Guide for Care Providers
When thinking of end-of-life choices, one’s thoughts will inevitably turn to hospice, a compassionate option focused on comfort and quality of life rather than curing illness. As each patient’s situation varies, where end-of-life care occurs can also vary widely. In addition to a patient’s own home, hospice care can be offered in nursing homes […]
Navigating the Complexities of Medicare Hospice Caps
Hospice plays a crucial role in providing compassionate end-of-life care. Offering these vital societal services is both a privilege and a daunting task for healthcare providers. Not only is there an emotional toll for helping terminally ill patients experience their final days with dignity and comfort, but providers of these essential services can experience challenges […]
