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Providers should be submitting all the quality data that helps inform and improve quality of care for patients and families. It is [also] really important that quality data is collected so that patients and families can make informed choices about their care.” The panel released its report in May.
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We will work with our members and partners to gather detailed feedback on the draft, and look forward to providing input to help inform legislation that recognizes the value hospice brings to patients, communities, and taxpayers.”
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The lack of any updated information or data is “disappointing,” according to David Baird, vice president for hospice policy for the National Association of Home Care & Hospice (NAHC). “We This will require some new investments in technology and working with vendors to get those systems up and running, Barnett said.
Just found that this was a really easy, low budget way of informing people about the medication, about the potential harms, and they were a captive audience in the hospital. All we were doing providing information and we did give a brief overview via email to the clinicians, basically saying, hey, your patients might come in with this.
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