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

Hospice News

Dr. David Lovell, its founder and owner, launched the for-profit hospice in 2010, and the enterprise became Medicare-certified in 2012. Justice Department, Angel Care enrolled 24 patients in hospice between 2009 through 2017 who did not meet Medicare eligibility requirements. According to the U.S.

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US Justice Department’s Spotlight on Hospice Sends ‘Powerful Message’ to Fraudulent Operators

Hospice News

For instance, roughly one-third (31%) of general inpatient hospice stays in 2012 were billed inappropriately, a $268 million cost to Medicare, the U.S. Justice Department, Angel Care enrolled 24 patients in hospice between 2009 through 2017 who did not meet Medicare eligibility requirements. According to the U.S.

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The Rise of Malpractice Claims Against NPs

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percent of the total distribution in the 2017 dataset to 20.3 percent compared to the 2017 dataset ($300,506). percent of all claims in the 2022 dataset, compared to 13 percent in the 2012 dataset. percent of the total distribution in the 2022 dataset. For example, claims that resolved for over $500,000 represented 21.5

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

Hospice News

Her past roles since 2012 have included clinical and executive positions in emergency and palliative medicine, as well as in hospice. He was previously medical director at Compassus since 2017. The move allowed for greater consistency across communities within its service region, according to the hospice provider.

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Blue Monarch CEO: Hospice Startup Seeks to Raise Bar on Quality

Hospice News

I became a registered nurse in 2012 and received my nurse practitioner degree in 2017. They’ve found their clinical backgrounds gave them valuable perspective as they worked to strike a balance between their patients and their workforce. As a nurse practitioner, what led you to begin a hospice program?

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Risks Facing Nurse Practitioners Today

Minority Nurse

Nurses Service Organization (NSO) and CNA have published the new edition of the Nurse Practitioner Professional Liability Exposure Claim Report analyzing 232 closed professional liability claims against NPs, student NPs, and NPs covered through a CNA-insured healthcare business over five years (2017-2021). since 2017.

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Bluegrass Care Names Clinical Services COO, Hospice Maui Appoints New CEO

Hospice News

Greene joined Bluegrass Care Navigators in 2017 as its vice president and chief hospice officer and brings 15 years of hospital leadership experience. Coates joined the foundation in 2012 and has overseen a nearly 200% increase in overall funding for Hospice of the Northwest.

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