CAPG Health, the Voice of Accountable Physician Groups Volume 8, No. 5 | Page 3

Knowing when your patient
is hospice appropriate is critical
Studies have shown a 40–50% decrease in hospitalizations for patients who were appropriately
referred to hospice. A collaboration with VITAS benefits physicians and their patients:
• You can provide your patients with more care choices,
including palliative care when appropriate.
• For physicians, making VITAS a part of the continuum
of care can curb the rising costs associated with
rehospitalizations and improve quality ratings, which
lowers the risk of reduced reimbursement.
• For our partners in care, VITAS brings added resources
to the bedside, which helps keep residents at home and
out of the hospital.

Learn more. Visit VITAS at the CAPG Colloquium event!
1.800.93.VITAS • 1.800.938.4827 • VITAS.com