Encompass Hospice Of Utah in Murray, Utah

Encompass Hospice Of Utah is a medicare-certified hospice facility in Murray, Utah. It is a for profit hospice and this hospice is a Freestanding Hospice. It is located at 990 West Bellwood Lane in Murray, Utah. You can reach out to the office of Encompass Hospice Of Utah via phone at (801) 747-5500.

Encompass Hospice Of Utah is first approved in May, 2003 to provide medicare and/or medicaid services and its CMS certification number (CCN) is 461528. Denver is the CMS Regional Office responsible for the certification of this hospice.

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Encompass Hospice Of Utah
990 West Bellwood Lane, Murray, UT, 84123
(801) 747-5500

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Hospice Profile

NameEncompass Hospice Of Utah
Location990 West Bellwood Lane, Murray, Utah
Hospice ID461528
CategoryFreestanding Hospice
Ownership TypeProprietary - Corporation
Profit TypeFOR PROFIT
SSA county code170

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 Encompass Hospice Of Utah from NPPES records by matching pattern on the basis of name, address, phone number etc. Please use this information accordingly.

NPI Number1427339878
Organization NameEncompass Hospice Of The West, Llc
Address990 W 5370 S Murray, Utah, 84123
Phone Number(801)747-5500

Quality of Patient Care at Encompass Hospice Of Utah

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. Encompass Hospice Of Utah 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 care100.098.3
Patients or caregivers who were asked about their beliefs and values at the beginning of hospice care89.993.6
Patients who were checked for pain at the beginning of hospice care91.793.9
Patients who got a timely and thorough pain assessment when pain was identified as a problem91.777.7
Patients who were checked for shortness of breath at the beginning of hospice care91.497.3
Patients who got timely treatment for shortness of breath72.094.6
Patients taking opioid pain medication who were offered care for constipation92.993.3

Services Provided by Encompass Hospice Of Utah:

Hospice provide various services either through their own staff or through third-party arrangements. Find the list of services provided by Encompass Hospice Of Utah below:
  • By staff
    • Home Health Aide Service
    • Counseling Service
    • Home Maker Service
    • Medical Social Service
    • Nursing Service

  • Under Arrangement
    • Medical Supply Service
    • Occupational Therapy
    • Physician Service
    • Physical Therapy
    • Short Term Inpatient care
    • Speech Pathology
    • Other Services

  • Combination of Staff and Under Arrangement
    • No services

  • Type of Short Term Inpatient Care
    • Respite

Number of Full-time equivalent Employees:

Number of full time equivalent employees at Encompass Hospice Of Utah
Home Health Aides18
Counselors6
Homemakers1
Licensed Practical or Vocational Nurses1
Medical Social Workers 10
Physicians5
Registered Nurses22
Total Employees63

Number of Full-time equivalent Volunteers:

Others38
Total Volunteers38

Ownership Details:

  • This hospice has undergone 1 time/s change of ownership.
  • Most recent change of ownership is on October, 2011.

Certification Details for Encompass Hospice Of Utah:

  • June, 2016 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 eligible to participate in the medicare and/or medicaid program.
  • Cgs Administrators Hhh is the Medicare Administrative Contractor (MAC), intermediary or carrier servicing this hospice.
  • Number assigned to the hospice by the state Medicaid agency for external control or billing purposes is 452732643001.
  • Current status is Active Provider.
  • Reason of certification is Recertification.
  • End of fiscal year is on 31, December.

Hospices in Murray

Rocky Mountain Hospice
Location: 5242 South College Drive, Suite 150, Murray, Utah, 84123
Phone: (801) 747-5500
Harmony Hospice
Location: 5650 Green Street, Murray, Utah, 84123
Phone: (801) 747-5500
Encompass Hospice Of Utah
Location: 990 West Bellwood Lane, Murray, Utah, 84123
Phone: (801) 747-5500
Superior Hospice
Location: 184 East 5900 South, Murray, Utah, 84107
Phone: (801) 747-5500

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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