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Emergency Department Residents Lack Training in Palliation

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Education in palliative care principles for emergency department clinicians could likely improve care for seriously ill patients who present in the ED. Patients with serious illness, even hospice patients, present to the ED in increasing numbers for symptom management. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

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Partners in Care Sues HHS Over Claims Denials

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For Hagfors, the nonprofit provider lawsuit presents an opportunity not only to recoup funds but to defend its employees against OIG’s allegations. “I OIG, on behalf of CMS, informed the hospice that it would be audited in a May 2018 letter. The audit examined medical and billing records for 100 patients from Jan. 1, 2016 and Dec.

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Hospices Stepping Up Performance on Visits-in-Last-Days-of-Life Measure

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More than $200 million SIA payments were distributed in 2021, compared to less than $100 million in 2017, according to the Abt research. In terms of patients, that’s more than a million beneficiaries receiving SIA services in 2021, versus under 850,000 beneficiaries in 2017, the data found.

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The Value of Palliative Care Consults in the Hospital Emergency Department

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Between 2014 and 2017, these patients accounted for more than 20% of all emergency department (ED) visits in the United States, according to the U.S. ED-palliative partnerships present a quadruple aim opportunity to improve care for seriously ill patients.” Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). ROI,” the authors found. “ED-palliative

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Louisiana Hospice Owner Convicted in $1.5 Million Fraud Case

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Justice Department, Angel Care enrolled 24 patients in hospice between 2009 through 2017 who did not meet Medicare eligibility requirements. None of these patients had been diagnosed with a terminal illness, and several are still alive several years later, according to evidence presented at trial. million in improper Medicare payments.

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Calls Grow Louder for Greater Federal Support of Rural Hospices

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A lack of trained hospice and palliative care professionals in rural regions also presents a barrier to access. The legislation has taken a circuitous route through Congress in recent years, repeatedly reintroduced without passing since 2017.

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Survey: 72% Say U.S. Health System Does Poor Job of Caring for Seniors

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The research follows up on a 2017 report by the Kaiser Family Foundation and The Economist to gauge whether perceptions of health care had changed in the intervening years, particularly in light of the pandemic. health care system does a good job of caring for the aging population.