Part B Insider (Multispecialty) Coding Alert
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Published on Sat Nov 08, 2008
• 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 , click on "Hospice" under the "Articles" heading in the left column, and scroll down to the Oct. 24 entry.
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