Medications are often needed to manage distressing end-of-life symptoms (eg, pain, agitation, dyspnea). We evaluated whether physician billing in long-term care (LTC) was associated with LTC residents’ receipt of an end-of-life symptom management medication prescription.
The Skilled Nursing Facility (SNF) Provider Preview Reports have been updated and are now available. These reports contain provider performance scores for quality measures, which will be published on the Care Compare website and the Provider Data Catalog (PDC) during the April 2024 refresh.