General Inpatient Care, Respite, and Continuous Home Care

NHPCO Member Resources

• Managing General Inpatient Care for Symptom Management - Tips for Providers (2010)
• Managing Hospice Respite Care - Tips for Providers
• Managing Continuous Home Care for Symptom Management - Tips for Providers

Critical Access Hospitals

CMS Memo Regarding Hospice Admissions to Critical Access Hospitals (PDF) 

Changes to Critical Access Hospitals under the Medicare Modernization Act

• Medlearn Matters Article (PDF)
• CMS Transmittal (PDF)

Hospices That Provide Hospice Care to SNF/NF Residents

• CoP Section 418.112:  Hospices That Provide Hospice Care to Residents of a SNF/NF or ICF/MR All Inclusive Document
• Section 418.112:  Hospices That Provide Hospice Care to Residents of a SNF/NF or ICF/MR Tip Sheet
• Regulatory Alert:  CMS Survey and Certification Issues “Reporting Reasonable Suspicion of a Crime in a LTC Facility 7/7/11
• Regulatory Alert:  OIG’s Continued Focus on Medicare-Certified Hospices Service Nursing Facility Residents 7/21/11