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Dr. Andrew Mayo: Hospice Leaders Face ‘Delicate Balance’ in Today’s Regulatory, Workforce Climate

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Today’s hospice leaders need to take a wide view into the range of challenges facing their interdisciplinary care teams, according to Dr. Andrew Mayo, chief medical officer at St. Croix Hospice in 2014 as an associate medical director. Croix Hospice. Mayo joined St.

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Former Blue Sky Hospice Medical Director Sentenced to 37 Months in Fraud Case

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A federal court has sentenced Dr. John Thropay, a former medical director for several hospice companies, to 37 months in prison for his involvement in a $2.8 Between 2014 and 2016, he allegedly certified patients for hospice care who were not eligible, according to the U.S. million hospice fraud scheme.

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U.S. Health Care Expenditures to Reach $7.1 Trillion by 2031; Hospice Spending to Double by 2032

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Medicare sequestration was established in 2014 by the Budget Control Act. Medical directors saw the lowest rate of increase at 0.6%. “Also contributing to the slowdown was a phased-in reinstatement of sequestration-based payment rate cuts after a full-year suspension.”

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Two CEOs Retire, Three Hospice Leadership Teams Grow

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Whitaker has been at the helm of the nonprofit since 2014, serving as COO prior to that. Vincent’s Hospital and Medical Center and later joined NYC Health + Hospitals Corp. Prior to Calvary Hospital, he was COO at the Jacobi Medical Center. He joined the health system as medical director 24 years ago.

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Agape Care’s New M&A VP, New CEO Takes Helm at Community Hospice

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She previously served as its associate medical director following her fellowship, then moved on to become its director of pediatrics before ascending to her current leadership position. “It Trustbridge was born in 2014 through the merger of Hospice of Palm Beach County, Hospice of Broward County and Hospice by the Sea.

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Pennant Group CMO Derrel Walker: Hospice, Home Health Can Complete the Care Continuum

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The Pennant Group (NASDAQ: PNTG) has appointed Dr. Derrel Walker as its chief medical officer, a new position for the company. Walker came to Pennant in 2011 as a medical director in one of the company’s Idaho branches. We started to develop that process in 2014 through 2016 with pilot programs. Then I kind of wandered.

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Undisclosed Conflicts of Interest by Physicians Creating the CDC Opioid Prescribing Guidelines: An Epilogue

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While following this response, we confirmed that Chou received funding in September 2014 from the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ), through his role as the Director for the Pacific Northwest Evidence-based Practice Center and employment by Oregon Health and Science University (14). 2014 Sep;(218):1-219.

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