Central Plains Hospice in Cozad, Nebraska

Central Plains Hospice is a medicare-certified hospice facility in Cozad, Nebraska. It is a gevernment hospice and this hospice is a Part of a hospital. It is located at 835 Meridian Avenue in Cozad, Nebraska. You can reach out to the office of Central Plains Hospice via phone at (308) 784-4630.

Central Plains Hospice is first approved in April, 1995 to provide medicare and/or medicaid services and its CMS certification number (CCN) is 281516. Kansas City is the CMS Regional Office responsible for the certification of this hospice.

Contact Information


Central Plains Hospice
835 Meridian Avenue, Cozad, NE, 69130
(308) 784-4630

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Hospice Profile

NameCentral Plains Hospice
Location835 Meridian Avenue, Cozad, Nebraska
Hospice ID281516
CategoryPart of a hospital
Ownership TypeCombination Government & Nonprofit
Profit TypeGEVERNMENT
SSA county code230

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

NPI Number1003107475
Organization NameCozad Community Hospital
Address835 Meridian Ave Cozad, Nebraska, 69130
Phone Number(308)784-4630

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NPI Number1093006462
Organization NameCozad Community Hospital
Address835 Meridian Ave Cozad, Nebraska, 69130
Phone Number(308)784-4630

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NPI Number1649561010
Organization NameCozad Community Hospital
Address835 Meridian Ave Cozad, Nebraska, 69130
Phone Number(308)784-4630

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NPI Number1720379191
Organization NameCozad Community Hospital
Address835 Meridian Ave Cozad, Nebraska, 69130
Phone Number(308)784-4630

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People with chronic fatigue syndrome could experience higher levels of visual stress

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NPI Number1801838800
Organization NameCozad Community Hospital
Address835 Meridian Ave Cozad, Nebraska, 69130
Phone Number(308)784-4630

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Quality of Patient Care at Central Plains Hospice

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. Central Plains Hospice 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 care97.898.3
Patients or caregivers who were asked about their beliefs and values at the beginning of hospice care95.693.6
Patients who were checked for pain at the beginning of hospice care84.493.9
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 care100.097.3
Patients who got timely treatment for shortness of breathNot Available94.6
Patients taking opioid pain medication who were offered care for constipationNot Available93.3

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GE Healthcare today introduced MR-Touch, a visual palpation technology that uses low frequency sound waves in combination with MRI to measure tissue elasticity. For centuries, clinicians have evaluated tissue stiffness—the physical property of tissue most affected by disease—through palpation. Based on technology invented at Mayo Clinic (Rochester, MN) and licensed to GE Healthcare,

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› Verified 5 days ago


Services Provided by Central Plains Hospice:

Hospice provide various services either through their own staff or through third-party arrangements. Find the list of services provided by Central Plains Hospice below:
  • By staff
    • Home Health Aide Service
    • Counseling Service
    • Medical Social Service
    • Nursing Service
    • Occupational Therapy
    • Physician Service
    • Physical Therapy
    • Other Services

  • Under Arrangement
    • Short Term Inpatient care
    • Speech Pathology

  • Combination of Staff and Under Arrangement
    • Medical Supply Service

  • Type of Short Term Inpatient Care
    • Respite

Number of Full-time equivalent Employees:

Number of full time equivalent employees at Central Plains Hospice
Home Health Aides1
Counselors0.25
Licensed Practical or Vocational Nurses1
Medical Social Workers 0.5
Physicians0.25
Registered Nurses2
Other Personnel1
Total Employees6

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People with chronic fatigue syndrome could experience higher levels of visual stress

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New technology to measure tissue elasticity introduced by GE Healthcare

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› Verified 5 days ago


Number of Full-time equivalent Volunteers:

Counselors0.25
Total Volunteers0.25

News Archive

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People with chronic fatigue syndrome could experience higher levels of visual stress

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New technology to measure tissue elasticity introduced by GE Healthcare

GE Healthcare today introduced MR-Touch, a visual palpation technology that uses low frequency sound waves in combination with MRI to measure tissue elasticity. For centuries, clinicians have evaluated tissue stiffness—the physical property of tissue most affected by disease—through palpation. Based on technology invented at Mayo Clinic (Rochester, MN) and licensed to GE Healthcare,

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› Verified 5 days ago

Certification Details for Central Plains Hospice:

  • January, 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.
  • Blue Cross (iowa/south Dakota) 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 30, April.
  • Related Provider Number is 281327.

Hospices in Cozad

Central Plains Hospice
Location: 835 Meridian Avenue, Cozad, Nebraska, 69130
Phone: (308) 784-4630

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.

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