tci Part B Insider - 2008 Issue 43

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• Hospice patients with the longest lengths of stay are those with Alzheimer's disease and related disorders, according to the latest non-cancer length of stay (NCLOS) data from RHHI Pal-metto GBA. About 31 percent of hospice patients with Alzheimer's had LOS exceeding 210 days in the first half of 2008. The shortest LOS was for renal disease, where only 5 percent had stays exceeding 210 days, Palmetto says in its December newsletter for providers.For more NCLOS data from Palmetto, including how to request your own NCLOS rates, go to www.palmettogba.com/rhhi, click on "Hospice" under the "Articles"...

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