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California Physician Sentenced to 24 Months for $3.2M Hospice Fraud

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A third co-defendant, Callie Black, who allegedly recruited patients for the hospice companies in exchange for illegal kickbacks, has pleaded not guilty and is scheduled to go to trial on March 4, 2025. The post California Physician Sentenced to 24 Months for $3.2M Hospice Fraud appeared first on Hospice News.

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The Nurses’ March: Remembering Our Lost and More

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Next week, The Nurses’ March will take place to unite and recognize caregivers across the country at our nation’s capital. On May 12, The Nurses’ March will unite supporters, organizations, families, and caregivers to memorialize friends and colleagues lost to the COVID-19 pandemic. This year, nurses aim to change that.

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Blue Sky Hospice Medical Director Convicted of $2.8M Hospice Fraud

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Since March 2007, the program has resulted in criminal charges against more than 5,400 defendants who collectively committed $27 billion in health care fraud. Schmale from the Justice Department’s Criminal Division, Fraud Section. The post Blue Sky Hospice Medical Director Convicted of $2.8M Hospice Fraud appeared first on Hospice News.

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Dover Health Acquires Chicago-Area Hospice, Home Health Agencies

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Dover Health is a subsidiary of the senior living and health care services operator The Dover Companies, which launched the home health and hospice business in March. “Our mission is to help every senior and their family thrive through personalized, holistic health and wellness.”

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Recognizing Certified Nurses Day on March 19

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The annual recognition of Certified Nurses Day on March 19 honors the nurses who go the extra step to achieve certification in their specialties. But the day also helps raise awareness in the nursing community about the importance of certification and the benefits it brings to a nursing career.

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Automated Orders Improve Palliative Care Access

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The study took place between March 2018 and November 2018. Patients with these conditions are often under-represented in past studies of palliative care delivery, according to researchers. These patients often experience emotional distress, breathlessness, anxiety, pain and other symptoms that palliative care can help ameliorate.

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Calls for Change Resonate at The Nurses’ March in Washington

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The Nurses’ March drew nurses from California to Connecticut as they rallied together to mourn nurses who lost their lives during the COVID-19 pandemic. The Nurses’ March Executive Director Marla Barthen said she organized the event “because I felt the losses, and I knew that all my nurses were feeling the losses.”.

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