Studio City Hospice, Inc in Studio City, California

Studio City Hospice, Inc is a medicare-certified hospice facility in Studio City, California. It is a for profit hospice and this hospice is a Freestanding Hospice. It is located at 12500 Riverside Dr, Suite 205 in Studio City, California. You can reach out to the office of Studio City Hospice, Inc via phone at (818) 505-0019.

Studio City Hospice, Inc is first approved in March, 2014 to provide medicare and/or medicaid services and its CMS certification number (CCN) is 751529. San Francisco is the CMS Regional Office responsible for the certification of this hospice.

Contact Information


Studio City Hospice, Inc
12500 Riverside Dr, Suite 205, Studio City, CA, 91607
(818) 505-0019

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Hospice Profile

NameStudio City Hospice, Inc
Location12500 Riverside Dr, Suite 205, Studio City, California
Hospice ID751529
CategoryFreestanding Hospice
Ownership TypeProprietary - Corporation
Profit TypeFOR PROFIT
Accreditation ProviderThe Joint Commission (TJC)
SSA county code200

NPI associated with this Hospice

A hospice usually have one NPI number but sometimes it may have multiple NPI numbers. We have found possible NPI number/s associated with Studio City Hospice, Inc from NPPES records by matching pattern on the basis of name, address, phone number etc. Please use this information accordingly.

NPI Number1295034270
Organization NameStudio City Hospice Inc
Address12500 Riverside Dr Studio City, California, 91607
Phone Number(818)505-0019

NPI Number1497172118
Organization NameSocal Hospice & Palliative Care Services Inc
Address12500 Riverside Dr Studio City, California, 91607
Phone Number(818)980-7900

Quality of Patient Care at Studio City Hospice, Inc

Hospice staff should discuss treatment preferences and patient beliefs and values with patients and/or caregivers. They should also identify and provide interventions to address pain, shortness of breath and constipation (caused by opioids) to improve patient comfort and quality of life. Studio City Hospice, Inc has the following score in these measures of patient care.
Better than National Average Worse than National Average

Quality MeasureProvider ScoreNational Score
Patients or caregivers who were asked about treatment preferences like hospitalization and resuscitation at the beginning of hospice careNot Available98.3
Patients or caregivers who were asked about their beliefs and values at the beginning of hospice careNot Available93.6
Patients who were checked for pain at the beginning of hospice careNot Available93.9
Patients who got a timely and thorough pain assessment when pain was identified as a problemNot Available77.7
Patients who were checked for shortness of breath at the beginning of hospice careNot Available97.3
Patients who got timely treatment for shortness of breathNot Available94.6
Patients taking opioid pain medication who were offered care for constipationNot Available93.3

Services Provided by Studio City Hospice, Inc:

Hospice provide various services either through their own staff or through third-party arrangements. Find the list of services provided by Studio City Hospice, Inc below:
  • By staff
    • Home Health Aide Service
    • Counseling Service
    • Medical Social Service
    • Nursing Service
    • Physician Service

  • Under Arrangement
    • Home Maker Service
    • Medical Supply Service
    • Occupational Therapy
    • Physical Therapy
    • Speech Pathology

  • Combination of Staff and Under Arrangement
    • No services

  • Type of Short Term Inpatient Care

    Number of Full-time equivalent Employees:

    Number of full time equivalent employees at Studio City Hospice, Inc
    Home Health Aides1
    Counselors1
    Licensed Practical or Vocational Nurses1
    Medical Social Workers 1
    Physicians2
    Registered Nurses2
    Other Personnel1
    Total Employees9

    Number of Full-time equivalent Volunteers:

    Others1
    Total Volunteers1

    Certification Details for Studio City Hospice, Inc:

    • June, 2017 is the initial visit of the health survey for certifications by CMS.
    • It is in compliance at the time of certification survey by CMS.
    • It is in compliance with CMS program requirements based on an acceptable plan for correction of deficiencies.
    • It is eligible to participate in the medicare and/or medicaid program.
    • National Government Services is the Medicare Administrative Contractor (MAC), intermediary or carrier servicing this hospice.
    • Current status is Active Provider.
    • Reason of certification is Recertification.
    • End of fiscal year is on 31, December.

    Hospices in Studio City

    Carluza Hospice, Inc
    Location: 11712 Moorpark St, Unit 202, Studio City, California, 91604
    Phone: (818) 505-0019
    Studio City Hospice, Inc
    Location: 12500 Riverside Dr, Suite 205, Studio City, California, 91607
    Phone: (818) 505-0019

    Medicare Hospice Care

    What is 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.

    How long can one get medicare hospice care?
    Hospice care is for people with a life expectancy of 6 months or less (if the disease runs its normal course). If the person receiving hospice care live longer than 6 months, he or she can still get hospice care.
    • A person can get hospice care for two 90-day benefit periods, followed by an unlimited number of 60-day benefit periods.
    • At the start of each period, the hospice medical director or other hospice doctor must recertify that the person is terminally ill (with a life expectancy of 6 months or less). This step is must for continued hospice 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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