Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Updates Medicare Hospice Statistics

Updated hospice statistics are now available for calendar years 1998 to 2008, and include the 20 most frequent diagnoses, the number of patients, average length of stay, and trends over time in length of stay, by diagnosis. Please see the hospice center page at http://www.cms.hhs.gov/center/hospice.asp .

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