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Hospices Facilities Launch, Renovate With Growth in Mind

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The new location will allow for improved support for serious and terminally ill patients that lack caregiver support or need higher levels of care, said Dr. Christopher Strzalka, medical director at Julia Hospice & Palliative Care.

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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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Decisions regarding end-of-life care are incredibly difficult and personal, and families must be able to trust the intentions of their chosen providers,” Georgia Attorney General Chris Carr said in a report from the U.S. million to settle alleged anti-kickback statute violations of the False Claims Act (FCA).

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Survey: 77% of Hospices Undergo Multiple Audits Simultaneously

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An OIG study of hospice billing claims submitted during 2012 found that 31% of the GIP claims that providers submitted to CMS were inappropriately billed β€” to the tune of an estimated $268 million that year alone. They also recommended that personnel conducting these audits have knowledge equivalent to a hospice medical director. β€œIt

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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.

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Stoneridge Hospice Owner Rollie Seebert: Hospices Help Address the β€˜Demographic Tsunami’

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Arizona-based Stoneridge Hospice launched services in 2020 with an aim to address a swelling aging population’s growing need for end-of-life care. I worked in Phoenix at the sheriff’s office from 1976 to 2012. It comes with hiring the right medical directors and clinicians to make sure patients are eligible.

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

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I became a registered nurse in 2012 and received my nurse practitioner degree in 2017. My parents are both nurses and my wife is a nurse as well, so I’ve been around clinical care my entire life before we decided to branch out into hospice. I get into the field right alongside our staff to provide hospice care.

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High Peaks Hospice celebrates 35 years by looking back at their beginning

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The Start of End Of Life Care in the Tri-Lakes Area and Expanding Throughout the Adirondacks. Dr. Merkel engaged with his partner Dr. Robert Kasulke to spear head the medical care. Dr. David Merkel served as Medical Director of Hospice until his death in 2012. Ann and David gathered a team.

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