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Partners in Care Sues HHS Over Claims Denials

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Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) due to audit-related claims denials. This is in addition to audits by the HHS Office of the Inspector General (OIG). “We Partners in Care offers hospice, palliative care and home health to about 1,000 patients daily in five counties in its home state. 1, 2016 and Dec.

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Hospice Groups, AOs Speak Out on Proposed Accreditor Oversight Rule

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Three such organizations currently have deeming authority for hospices, The Joint Commission, the Accreditation Commission for Health Care (ACHC) and Community Health Accreditation Partner (CHAP). The accreditor provides publications, electronic products and consulting services through its subsidiary Joint Commission Resources.

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New Jersey Passes Community-Based Palliative Care Medicaid Bill

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Changes in Medicaid coverage require careful consideration around health care costs and the infractures needed to support payment, he stated. “My The legislation authorizes licensed, Medicaid-approved home health and hospice agencies to provide palliative care in patients’ homes. of New Jersey’s Medicaid beneficiaries.

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How Palliative Care Providers Can Enhance Care Coordination

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Fragmented health care has significant ties to adverse outcomes in patients with chronic or serious illnesses. Palliative care providers’ ability to navigate the health care system, coordinate the delivery of care, interact regularly with patients, and facilitate communication between providers can reduce this fragmentation.

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NPHI Calls for Revisions to Proposed Hospice SFP, Home Health Rule Provisions

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Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) should clarify timeframes associated with a proposed informal dispute resolution process for hospice providers and retool aspects of the agency’s forthcoming Special Focus Program, according to an industry group representing nonprofits. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS).

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Tech Companies Empathy, Sharecare Partner to Add Bereavement Support to Employment Benefits

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Integrating the two systems will help connect grieving employees with much needed resources, according to Empathy CEO Ron Gura. “A The company in April of that year secured $13 million in seed money, with the venture capital firms General Catalyst and Aleph as the lead investors.

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A Silent Epidemic: Domestic Violence, Trauma Among Hospice Patients, Staff

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The stats on domestic violence and abuse are pretty overwhelming, and that’s in general populations,” Fisher told Hospice News. “The The stats on domestic violence and abuse are pretty overwhelming, and that’s in general populations,” Fisher told Hospice News. That can wear down on people physically, emotionally and spiritually.

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