Rivercross Hospice in Tulsa, Oklahoma

Rivercross Hospice is a medicare-certified hospice facility in Tulsa, Oklahoma. It is a for profit hospice and this hospice is a Freestanding Hospice. It is located at 9920 East 42nd Street, Suite 201 in Tulsa, Oklahoma. You can reach out to the office of Rivercross Hospice via phone at (918) 622-9281.

Rivercross Hospice is first approved in December, 2007 to provide medicare and/or medicaid services and its CMS certification number (CCN) is 371683. Dallas is the CMS Regional Office responsible for the certification of this hospice.

Contact Information


Rivercross Hospice
9920 East 42nd Street, Suite 201, Tulsa, OK, 74146
(918) 622-9281

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Hospice Profile

NameRivercross Hospice
Location9920 East 42nd Street, Suite 201, Tulsa, Oklahoma
Hospice ID371683
CategoryFreestanding Hospice
Ownership TypeProprietary - Corporation
Profit TypeFOR PROFIT
SSA county code710

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

Quality of Patient Care at Rivercross 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. Rivercross 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 care79.798.3
Patients or caregivers who were asked about their beliefs and values at the beginning of hospice care27.093.6
Patients who were checked for pain at the beginning of hospice care95.293.9
Patients who got a timely and thorough pain assessment when pain was identified as a problem66.777.7
Patients who were checked for shortness of breath at the beginning of hospice care97.197.3
Patients who got timely treatment for shortness of breath93.794.6
Patients taking opioid pain medication who were offered care for constipation87.293.3

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Services Provided by Rivercross Hospice:

Hospice provide various services either through their own staff or through third-party arrangements. Find the list of services provided by Rivercross Hospice below:
  • By staff
    • Home Health Aide Service
    • Counseling 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
    • Acute and Respite

Number of Full-time equivalent Employees:

Number of full time equivalent employees at Rivercross Hospice
Home Health Aides6
Counselors3
Licensed Practical or Vocational Nurses7
Medical Social Workers 2
Registered Nurses9
Total Employees27

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Two major international studies looking at data from a quarter of a million people around the globe have found a new set of genes associated with body fat distribution and obesity. Researchers at 280 institutions worldwide, including Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University, conducted the studies. The research, published in the October 10 online edition of Nature Genetics, sheds light on the biological processes involved in body fat distribution, possibly leading to new ways of treating obesity.

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Number of Full-time equivalent Volunteers:

Others18
Total Volunteers18

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iCardiac Technologies, a market and scientific leader in the conduct of cardiac safety assessments, announced today that it has launched the industry's first full risk-sharing program for Thorough QT studies. Leveraging its innovative High Precision QT™ methodology for analyzing ECG waveforms, iCardiac's program guarantees to sponsors that one of two desirable outcomes will be achieved.

Read more Medical News

› Verified 1 days ago

Certification Details for Rivercross Hospice:

  • July, 2018 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.
  • Blue Cross (south Carolina) 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.

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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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