Hospice News
NOVEMBER 3, 2023
Since then, he has sponsored a number of bills designed to improve the quality of hospice care as well as combat fraud in the space. Blumenauer has co-led a number of bipartisan initiatives to improve program integrity within the Medicare Hospice Benefit, often in partnership with Rep. House of Representatives.
Hospice News
FEBRUARY 16, 2024
“What we found with this tool is that we could transition patients in need quicker, identify declines faster and get the appropriate team members there to be with them in a timely fashion, especially during those last and important days of care.” Established in 2009, St. Through the predictive analytics data, hospice patients at St.
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Hospice News
SEPTEMBER 1, 2023
Department of Justice (DOJ) is pursuing a qui tam lawsuit against Care Alternatives Inc., Four former employees of Care Alternatives have alleged that the New Jersey-based company billed Medicare for hospice services when patients were not eligible to receive them. The lawsuit was filed in the third circuit U.S.
Hospice News
JUNE 13, 2023
Department of Justice (DOJ) is prioritizing hospice as the agency cracks down on health care fraud. DOJ counts hospice claims among the root causes of rising Medicare costs in recent years, according to Lisa Miller, deputy assistant attorney general overseeing the department’s Crime Fraud Section. million.
Hospice News
APRIL 19, 2023
Developing an inpatient hospice center has been part of Oasis’ “vision” since the beginning, according to Oasis CEO Sade Bello and Hakeem Bello, director of business development. The faith-based hospice company received Medicare certification in 2015 and primarily serves an urban region around the Chicago area.
Hospice News
DECEMBER 8, 2023
This includes the revamping of the hospice survey process and the establishment of a Special Focus Program slated to begin in 2024, to name a few. What we would love for our lawmakers to do is really champion the program as it exists and make sure it’s protected from threats to its payment system,” Baird told Hospice News.
Hospice News
OCTOBER 6, 2022
The Johns Hopkins School of Nursing launched CAPABLE in 2009 and since then has overseen the program nationally. With this new agreement, Care Synergy will be taking over those management functions. “We Care Synergy was one of several organizations that threw their hats in the ring to become the new national center for CAPABLE.
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