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Appellate Ruling in Care Alternatives FCA Case May Set New Precedent

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The case has been meanerding through federal district and appellate courts since 2008. The litigation first arose in 2008 when four former employees of Care Alternatives filed a qui tam complaint alleging that the New Jersey-based company billed Medicare for hospice services when patients were not eligible to receive them.

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IntellaTriage Acquires NurseLine

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Established in 2008, IntellaTriage provides after-hours nurse triage services for a range of health care providers, including hospice and home health providers, hospitals, physician groups, health plans and specialty practices. IntellaTriage has acquired NurseLine, a national provider of hospice and home health triage services.

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Building a Clinic-Based Palliative Care Program

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Their palliative care subsidiary, Sincera — Supportive Care and Symptom Relief, launched in 2008 and recently opened a location in Oregon City, Ohio. One of the agencies that uses the clinic model is Hospice of Northwest Ohio, which serves both Ohio and Michigan.

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Dana-Farber’s New Push to Integrate Palliative, Behavioral Services in Cancer Care

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Almost 40% of people 65 and older had at least one disability from 2008 to 2012, according to a 2014 U.S. More palliative care and hospice companies are developing programs to meet the specific concerns of these patients to improve access to care. Census Bureau report.

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Hospice of Northwest Ohio Buys ProMedica’s Ebeid Hospice Residence Operations

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ProMedica’s Ebeid Hospice Residence is a 12-bed inpatient facility that opened in 2008, attached to ProMedica’s Flower Hospital campus. ProMedica’s Ebeid Hospice Residence is a 12-bed inpatient facility that opened in 2008, attached to ProMedica’s Flower Hospital campus. Terms of the transaction, expected to close on or before Oct.

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How Palliative Care Can Benefit Heart Failure Patients

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million in 2008. Hospitalization rates have also been rising, according to the study. Hospitalizations due to heart failure reached nearly 1.3 million in 2018, up from slightly less than 1.1 Readmission rates saw similar trends.

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Federal Court Dismisses Care Alternatives Hospice Fraud Case

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Department of Justice (DOJ) and four whistleblowers in 2008 filed the qui tam lawsuit against Care Alternatives Inc., A federal court has dropped a False Claims Act (FCA) case against hospice provider Care Alternatives that has been working its way through the legal system for 16 years. doing business as Ascend Health.

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