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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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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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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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Choice Health at Home Acquires Lumicare Hospice

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Established in 2008, Choice offers home health, hospice, private duty and skilled nursing rehabilitation services, operating in 60 locations across Arizona, Kansas, Louisiana, Nevada, Oklahoma and Texas. This aligns so well with the services and mindset of Lumicare,” Peay said. “I

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Traditions Health of McAlester, OK Awarded Home Health Accreditation

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Traditions Health opened its first agency in Bryan, Texas in 2008. About Traditions Health Traditions Health provides home health , hospice , and palliative care services. Its goal is to help patients have the best quality of life possible surrounded by the people they love. Traditions Health is a portfolio company of Dorilton.

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