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Regulators Extend Some Telemedicine Flexibilities, Gauge Telehealth’s ‘New Path Forward’ in Hospice

Hospice News

Among the myriad regulations is the Ryan Haight Online Pharmacy Consumer Protection Act of 2008, which stipulates that a provider may prescribe controlled substances to a patient only after conducting an in-person evaluation. The temporary telemedicine regulations allowed for virtual exceptions to this in-person rule.

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St. Croix’s New Minnesota Location Supports Staff Amid Growth

Hospice News

Launched in 2008, St. Hospice utilization rates in the North Star state reached 56% in 2023, according to research from the National Alliance for Care at Home and KNG Health Consulting LLC. You have a nurse, you have a chaplain, you have a social worker, you have a hospice aide. In addition to hospice, St. The post St.

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Hospice Organizations Appoint New Leadership, VPs

Hospice News

The nonprofit health system has provided care across southern Florida for nearly 40 years and has an average daily census of more than 7,500 patients. Levy previously held the same role at Amedisys (Nasdaq: AMED), holding leadership positions in government affairs for nearly a decade at the large hospice and home health company.

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Prognosis Superspecial: A Podcast with Kara Bischoff, James Deardorff, and Elizabeth Lilley

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We started a clinic here in 2008 at the VA, and what we found was that, you know, our median time from consult to death before we started clinic was like 18 days, somewhere around there, like somewhere around two weeks. That just leads to issues that can make home care very difficult for these individuals. Kara 10:12 Yep.