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Voices: ??Dr. Khai Nguyen, National Medical Director, Geriatrician, CHAP

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In this Voices interview, Hospice News sits down with Dr. Khai Nguyen , National Medical Director, Geriatrician for CHAP, to talk about the age-friendly care movement. It has also helped me serve our partners in this space as a National Medical Director for CHAP. This article is sponsored by CHAP. The post Voices: ??Dr.

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Survey: 77% of Hospices Undergo Multiple Audits Simultaneously

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The organizations earlier this year presented their findings , published today, to members of Congress and the U.S. They also recommended that personnel conducting these audits have knowledge equivalent to a hospice medical director. “It Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS).

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Hospices Leverage Technology to Improve Patient, Employee Satisfaction, Reduce Turnover 

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This can put a strain on employee’s home life, which can cause them to leave their jobs, Shelley Henry, president of The Amity Group said in a presentation at the National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization’s (NHPCO) Annual Leadership Conference in Little Rock, Arkansas. “We NYSE: CHE). “We

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New CMOs for Hospice of the Chesapeake, Care Synergy; HopeWest Taps New VP

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Hospice of the Chesapeake Appoints New CMO Maryland-based Hospice of the Chesapeake recently named Dr. Marny Fetzer as its new chief medical officer. Fetzer is currently system medical director for palliative care and hospice services at Illinois-based Ascension Health. He was previously medical director at Compassus since 2017.

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Stoneridge Hospice Owner Rollie Seebert: Hospices Help Address the ‘Demographic Tsunami’

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You have to find ways to best present yourself and your services appropriately, then provide services at a high quality level. It comes with hiring the right medical directors and clinicians to make sure patients are eligible. It’s an important piece of the puzzle not to limit yourself.

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Mourning Dove Medical CEO Dr. Kaishauna Guidry: Physicians Need a Framework for Understanding Hospice

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I was the palliative care medical director and associate hospice medical director for their four or five hospice teams. They can do presentations at places like assisted living facilities and senior communities. I created an initiative when we were dealing with the [payment] cap called Pathways in Care.

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Playwright, Foundation Teaching Hospice Through Theater

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In Accord’s production of “Lily,” a member of the local Rotary Club portrayed the title character with a hospice medical director in the role of Joe. When you have a new group [of employees] come in, you can present this because it creates conversation,” she said. It brought in “a good-size crowd,” according to Turner.

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