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How Hospices Can Avoid Pitfalls in AI Implementation

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Hospice providers, along with the rest of health care, are increasingly relying on technology for clinical and business operations, with artificial intelligence among the most common investments. One of hospices key goals with AI is to increase efficiency. However, careful implementation is necessary to effectively use these systems.

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Boosting Compliance Through Hospice Physician Engagement

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Engaged physicians can aid hospices ensure regulatory compliance and help improve patient satisfaction. Hospice physicians are responsible for some of the most important aspects of care. NHPCO has since merged with the National Association for Home Care and Hospice to form the National Alliance for Care at Home.

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OIG: A Contingent of Hospices Did Not Comply with COVID PRF Rules

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A number of hospices did not comply with requirements of the Provider Relief Fund (PRF) program during the COVID-19 pandemic. This audit of hospices is one of several examining how health care providers in different settings used the PRF funds they received. The seven hospices that were found to be noncompliant received a combined $98.1

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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. Croix Hospice in 2014 as an associate medical director. That team approach I think is really extraordinary for what we do in hospice.

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California Hospice Physician Sues CMS, HHS Over Fraud Allegations

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Shaarawy provides internal and family medicine, palliative care and hospice services and operates a private practice in Canoga Park, California. court documents stated. Without the injunction granted, patients stand to lose both trust and care continuity, Shaarawy’s attorneys indicated in the court documents.

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3 Key Hospice Technology Trends

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Hospices see improved quality and operational efficiency as their biggest return on technology investments in three key areas. Keeping pace with the evolving technology landscape can be pivotal for hospices sustainability as rising demand pressurizes workforces, Pathek indicated. Croix Hospice.

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Hospices Traverse the ‘New Twists’ in Increasingly Complex Auditing Processes

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Auditors are raising new questions around two common issues in hospices Medicare claims documentation supporting patient eligibility and the physician narrative. The COPs stipulate that the explanation is a brief statement and confirms the physicians documented narrative based on the patients medical record and assessment.

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