Rural Health
Resources by Topic: Hospice and palliative care
Medicare Enrollment for Providers & Suppliers
Provides information and resources for physicians, healthcare practitioners, suppliers, and institutional organizations that want to enroll as a Medicare provider or supplier. Includes information on enrollment events, moratoria, and more.
Sponsoring organization: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
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Provides information and resources for physicians, healthcare practitioners, suppliers, and institutional organizations that want to enroll as a Medicare provider or supplier. Includes information on enrollment events, moratoria, and more.
Sponsoring organization: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
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Supporting Older Adults in Rural Communities: Home- and Community-Based Care
A collection of resources offering research, case studies, implementation tools, and policy considerations covering the continuum of care for older adults in rural communities. Includes information on the care models Program of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly (PACE), community-based palliative care, and community paramedicine.
Sponsoring organization: Center for Health Care Strategies
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A collection of resources offering research, case studies, implementation tools, and policy considerations covering the continuum of care for older adults in rural communities. Includes information on the care models Program of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly (PACE), community-based palliative care, and community paramedicine.
Sponsoring organization: Center for Health Care Strategies
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Arkansas Hospital Association Data Hub Dashboard
Interactive dashboard providing information on the availability of hospital services in Arkansas counties by specialty, including delivery, palliative, psychiatric, swing bed, intermediate care, skilled nursing, rehabilitation, home health, and hospice services. Also includes data on Medicaid, Medicare Advantage, and Traditional Medicare enrollment by county.
Sponsoring organization: Arkansas Hospital Association
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Interactive dashboard providing information on the availability of hospital services in Arkansas counties by specialty, including delivery, palliative, psychiatric, swing bed, intermediate care, skilled nursing, rehabilitation, home health, and hospice services. Also includes data on Medicaid, Medicare Advantage, and Traditional Medicare enrollment by county.
Sponsoring organization: Arkansas Hospital Association
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Inpatient Discharges to Home Hospice and Facility Hospice Care in California
Visualization showing inpatient discharges to hospice care in California between 2018 and 2022. Offers filters for hospice type, patient characteristics, and diagnosis category. Data is available at the county level.
Sponsoring organization: California Department of Health Care Access and Information
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Visualization showing inpatient discharges to hospice care in California between 2018 and 2022. Offers filters for hospice type, patient characteristics, and diagnosis category. Data is available at the county level.
Sponsoring organization: California Department of Health Care Access and Information
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Let's Get Healthy California Goals
Dashboard of data for a variety of health indicators for California residents. Evaluates child health and well-being, chronic diseases, substance use, mental health, end of life, access to healthcare, social determinants of health, and the cost of healthcare. Includes rural and county-level data throughout.
Sponsoring organization: California Department of Public Health
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Dashboard of data for a variety of health indicators for California residents. Evaluates child health and well-being, chronic diseases, substance use, mental health, end of life, access to healthcare, social determinants of health, and the cost of healthcare. Includes rural and county-level data throughout.
Sponsoring organization: California Department of Public Health
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State Operations Manual Appendix M - Guidance for Surveyors: Hospice
Details the hospice survey process and presents interpretive guidelines clarifying statutory and regulatory requirements.
Sponsoring organization: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
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Details the hospice survey process and presents interpretive guidelines clarifying statutory and regulatory requirements.
Sponsoring organization: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
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Kansas Palliative Care 5-Year State Plan: 2022-2027
Provides an overview of the 2022-2027 Kansas palliative care plan, with a focus on access, education and healthcare workforce training, public and community awareness, and emergency preparedness and disaster planning. Includes palliative care access strategies that are specific to rural and frontier areas, as well as a county-level map that shows data on palliative care needs according to associated mortality rates.
Sponsoring organization: Kansas Department of Health and Environment
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Provides an overview of the 2022-2027 Kansas palliative care plan, with a focus on access, education and healthcare workforce training, public and community awareness, and emergency preparedness and disaster planning. Includes palliative care access strategies that are specific to rural and frontier areas, as well as a county-level map that shows data on palliative care needs according to associated mortality rates.
Sponsoring organization: Kansas Department of Health and Environment
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Medicare Learning Network: Hospice Payment System & Coverage
Provides an overview of the Medicare hospice program and services. Includes information regarding Conditions of Participation, Medicare certification, quality reporting, and more.
Sponsoring organization: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
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Provides an overview of the Medicare hospice program and services. Includes information regarding Conditions of Participation, Medicare certification, quality reporting, and more.
Sponsoring organization: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
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Medicare Learning Network: Medicare Payment Systems
Provides general information about Medicare payment systems, including the DMEPOS Fee Schedule, Inpatient Psychiatric Facility Prospective Payment System (IPF PPS), Inpatient Rehabilitation Facility Prospective Payment System (IRF PPS), and more. Includes links to additional resources for each provider type.
Sponsoring organization: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
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Provides general information about Medicare payment systems, including the DMEPOS Fee Schedule, Inpatient Psychiatric Facility Prospective Payment System (IPF PPS), Inpatient Rehabilitation Facility Prospective Payment System (IRF PPS), and more. Includes links to additional resources for each provider type.
Sponsoring organization: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
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Care Compare
Provides information on the quality of care, cost, volume of services, and other data for Medicare-certified providers. Includes data on doctors and clinicians, hospitals, nursing homes, home health services, hospice care, inpatient rehabilitation facilities, long-term care hospitals, and dialysis facilities.
Sponsoring organization: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
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Provides information on the quality of care, cost, volume of services, and other data for Medicare-certified providers. Includes data on doctors and clinicians, hospitals, nursing homes, home health services, hospice care, inpatient rehabilitation facilities, long-term care hospitals, and dialysis facilities.
Sponsoring organization: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
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