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Studies: Virtual Reality Shows Promise in Palliative Care

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Researchers examined eight other studies from 2012 to 2021 that included virtual reality interventions among a rough total of 225 palliative care patients with diverse types of advanced illnesses and age ranges (20 to 103 years old). Around 17.5% About 82.5%

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Adult, PACE, Palliative Centers Unveiled Amid Hospice Closures

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The LIFE program mirrors Empath’s Suncoast Program for All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly (PACE) program, which the organization has operated since 2012. Hospice of Wichita Falls provides hospice at its inpatient center, in patients’ homes, and at hospitals and assisted living and skilled nursing facilities. The hospice’s W.

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Excel Hospice Owner Sentenced to 18 Years for Fraud, Kickbacks

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The couple allegedly paid $2 million in kickbacks to multiple parties in exchange for Medicare beneficiary referrals, including payments to employees of hospitals, skilled nursing and assisted living facilities, as well as spouses of those individuals, according to Acting U.S. Attorney Phillip Talbert.

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New Directors at Iowa River, Home Health of the Ozarks; C-Suite Shifts at Elara Caring, VIA Health

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Maley joined the hospital system’s home health department in 2012 as a certified nurse assistant, later becoming a registered nurse. Iowa River Hospice provides community- and facility-based hospice to patients in the home or in hospital, assisted living or nursing facilities.

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California Hospice Owner Receives 25 Months in Prison for Fraud, Kickbacks

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In this case, the illegal payments allegedly went to employees of hospitals, skilled nursing and assisted living facilities, as well as spouses of those individuals, according to Acting U.S. Attorney Phillip Talbert. Some of the recipients also face prosecution.

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