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    Hospice

    Comfort Care

    Care focused primarily on comfort and relief of symptoms.

    Definition

    Care focused primarily on comfort and relief of symptoms.

    Why it matters

    Comfort Care is part of the Hospice vocabulary used across home health operations, documentation, and revenue cycle. Understanding it helps clinicians, QA leads, and administrators stay aligned on care quality and compliance.

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    Related terms

    Hospice Item Set (HIS) — LegacyHospice Outcomes and Patient Evaluation (HOPE)Hospice Quality Reporting Program (HQRP)Hospice Aggregate Cap (CAP)Medical Director (MD)Hospice Program (HSP)

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