Why Hospices Should Use the Visits in the Last Days of Life Measure
Summary
Along with an improvement in quality scores, this new measure was mandated to reduce the burden of reporting for hospices, as no additional data is needed beyond what is already requested on claims. To save clinicians time and the organization money, it is important to use an intuitive hospice software that remains up to date on all medical regulations. While CMS is permitting the use of Section O during the transition period, hospices can save time by prioritizing RNs’ and MSWs’ schedules to adhere to the regulatory changes, ensuring availability for the last three days of a patient’s life. While the use of a chaplain, spiritual counselor or therapist is no longer required to be reported during these last days, it is beneficial for the patient and their family to have that option, so timely communication with the interdisciplinary group (IDG) is still imperative. When Section O was necessary, Axxess Hospice users didn’t have to manually abstract any data, as this information was automatically compiled with a single click.
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