LCD for Hospice - Determining Terminal Status (L25678)

Medicare Hospice Benefit: 6-month life expectancy. Typical features in demented patients (FAST) < 6 words. No smiling. Inability to walk or sit up independently. Difficulty eating, swallowing, weight loss. Infections and incontinence Key References. Finucane TE. Christmas C. Travis K. Tube feeding in patients with advanced dementia: a review of ... ................
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