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Canon Healthcare Owner Receives Prison Sentence, $42 Million Fine in Fraud Case

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After three years of investigation, a federal court in Louisiana has sentenced the former owner of Canon Healthcare, Shiva Akula, to serve 240 months in prison for his involvement in health care fraud. Shiva Akula showed no regard for quality end-of-life hospice care,” said Jason Meadows, Special Agent in Charge at HHS-OIG.

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New Leadership at Interim HealthCare; Former Amedisys CEO to Lead TheKey

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Paul Mastrapa becomes CEO of Interim HealthCare Jennifer Sheets is out as CEO of Interim HealthCare and Caring Brands International. Its parent company, Caring Brands International, also operates Bluebird Care in the United Kingdom and the Australian provider Just Better Care. Canada and Australia. “The

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What New Allegations that HCA Healthcare Pressured Patients Mean for Hospices

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Recent allegations that staff at HCA Healthcare (NYSE: HCA) put pressure on patients to enter hospice dovetail with longstanding questions over how and when patients should be referred. SEIU benchmarked HCA’s hospice transfer rates against national data. million in 2016, according to the U.S. More than 1.72

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Residential Hospice Acquires Safe Haven

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The company is a division of Graham Healthcare Group, a subsidiary of Graham Holdings Company (NYSE: GHC). “We share a commitment of putting patients and families first by providing exceptional care focused on optimizing the quality of life, comfort and dignity of our patients.” currently, according to the U.S.

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C-Suite Shakeups at Aveanna, New Day, Samaritan, VNAHSR

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Aveanna Taps New Chief Legal Executive Aveanna Healthcare Holdings Inc. He was previously chief legal officer at diagnostic imaging company MedQuest Associates, serving in the same role at CRH Healthcare LLC prior to that. Perchik has more than fifteen years of corporate law experience in the health care industry.

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How California Began Expanding Palliative Care Via Medicaid

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The pilot, which ran from September 2015 through February 2016, had 82 patients enrolled across four counties and palliative care organizations: Collabria Care in Napa, Interim Healthcare in Redding, ResolutionCare in Eureka and YoloCares in Davis.

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Residential Hospice Acquires Two Providers in Missouri and Ohio

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Michigan-headquartered Residential Hospice has acquired Comfort Hospice in Missouri and Grace Hospice in Ohio for undisclosed amounts. Residential is a portfolio company of Graham Healthcare Management, which in turn is a subsidiary of the investment firm Graham Holdings Company (NYSE: GHC). Hospice utilization hit 56.7%

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