CMS Unveils Hospice Compare Website

CMS unveiled a new Hospice Compare website on Wednesday (Aug. 16) to help patients and families compare and choose facilities in their area based on objective measures of quality. The new website provides snapshots into the quality of care provided by each facility using data from quality reporting programs for hospices. Patients caregivers and health care providers can compare the quality metrics of multiple hospice centers at once, looking at elements such as the percentage of patients screened for pain...