Medicare Compliance & Reimbursement - 2010 Issue 6
HOSPICE: Ward Off Hospice Audits By Helping SNF Partners
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Article Overview
This article explains why hospice patients in skilled nursing facilities can create compliance and survey risk for both hospice providers and SNFs. It focuses on the need for coordinated care, documentation visibility, and cooperation between facility and hospice staff when surveyors review a resident’s plan of care. The piece is relevant to hospice administrators, SNF operators, compliance staff, and coding/billing professionals who work with post-acute care documentation and Medicare survey expectations.
Why This Topic Matters
Hospice and SNF partners can both face survey findings when resident care plans, coordination, or medically necessary services are not clearly supported. Understanding the compliance concerns discussed here can help organizations reduce audit exposure and maintain working relationships across settings.
What You Will Learn
- Why hospice patients in SNFs can trigger survey concerns
- How coordination between hospice and SNF partners affects compliance risk
- Why visible documentation and care planning matter in joint care settings
- How survey reviews can affect both hospice and facility relationships
Who Should Read This
- Hospice administrators
- Skilled nursing facility administrators
- Compliance officers
- Post-acute care managers
- Medical coding and billing professionals
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