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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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Court Dismisses SouthernCare Fraud Allegations, Proceeds with Whistleblower Retaliation Complaint

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Having found that this Court lacks jurisdiction over the relator’s presentment claim per the first to file bar, the Court declines to consider the remainder of SouthernCare’s arguments,” Reeves ruled. Most of the alleged fraudulent activity in the 2018 and 2009 cases occurred prior to Curo’s ownership.

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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

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Tapestry Hospice Execs Settle Fraud Case for $1.4M; Prison Term, $3M Penalty in Angel Care 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.

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Lessons and Legacies From Some We Lost in 2022

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People sacrifice the present for the future. But life is available only in the present. President Barack Obama awarded him the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2009. The Buddhist monk was a civil rights activist, successfully urging Martin Luther King, Jr. to condemn the war in Vietnam. Leslie Jordan, 67.

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National League for Nursing to Induct 2023 Class of Fellows into the Academy of Nursing Education

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Dr. Elaine Tagliareni, who joined the Academy with this class, served as League president from 2007 to 2009. Twenty-three distinguished nurse educators , including a former National League for Nursing president, have been selected for induction as the 17th class of fellows in the prestigious Academy of Nursing Education.

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Military Environmental Exposures: Recommended Reading in AJN’s November Issue

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“What Health Care Staff Who Experienced Assisted Patient Falls Can Teach Us: Implications for Fall and Fall Injury Risk,” presents qualitative findings from a QI project aimed at improving guidance for staff on the risks of assisting falling patients. Army stand amid a dust storm in Afghanistan in 2009.

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