Medicare Hospice Care in Athens, GA

4 Hospice found. Showing 1 - 4

Gentiva Hospice
Medicare Approved
Location: 855 Gaines School Road Suite G,, Athens, Georgia 30605
Phone: (706) 549-5736

Compassus-athens
Medicare Approved
Location: 2470 Daniels Bridge Road Suite 171, Athens, Georgia 30606
Phone: (706) 354-1707

Compassionate Care Hospice Of Northern Ga, Llc
Medicare Approved
Location: 2340 Prince Avenue Suite A, Athens, Georgia 30606
Phone: (706) 369-3550

Athena Hospice Llc
Medicare Approved
Location: 126 Barrington Drive, Athens, Georgia 30605
Phone: (706) 850-9300

Hospice Care

Hospice care is a type of care and philosophy of care that focuses on the palliation of a chronically ill, terminally ill or seriously ill patient's pain and symptoms, and attending to their emotional and spiritual needs. Care may be provided in a patient's home or in a designated facility such as nursing home, hospital unit or freestanding hospice, with level of care and sometimes location based upon frequent evaluation of the paients needs. The four primary levels of care provided by hospice are routine home care, continuous care, general inpatient and respite care.

Medicare Program: Medicare is a federal government program which provides health insurance to people who are 65 or older. This program also covers certain younger people with disabilities (who receive Social Security Disability Insurance - SSDI), and people with End-Stage Renal Disease (permanent kidney failure requiring dialysis or a transplant, sometimes called ESRD.

Medicare Assignment: Assignment means that your doctor, provider, or supplier agrees (or is required by law) to accept the Medicare-approved amount as full payment for covered services. Most doctors, providers, and suppliers accept assignment, but you should always check to make sure. Participating providers have signed an agreement to accept assignment for all Medicare-covered services.

NPI Number: The National Provider Identifier (NPI) is a unique identification number for covered health care providers. The NPI must be used in lieu of legacy provider identifiers in the HIPAA standards transactions. Covered health care providers and all health plans and health care clearinghouses must use the NPIs in the administrative and financial transactions adopted under HIPAA (Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act).

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