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How Hospices Can Avoid Pitfalls in AI Implementation

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Providers have increasingly sought methods for streamlining clinical teams administrative tasks, for instance, including time spent on documentation. Systems like AI can help hospices allocate the appropriate resources for patients changing needs as well as reduce redundancies in tasks like clinical documentation.

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California Hospice Physician Sues CMS, HHS Over Fraud Allegations

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Rami Moustafa Shaarawy recently filed a civil action lawsuit against HHS, CMS and Noridian Healthcare Solutions LLC, seeking to prevent termination of his physician billing privileges following Medicare fraud risk allegations presented by an independent contractor. court documents stated.

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How Health System Palliative Providers Can Leverage Data to Gain More Resources

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Other issues included misconceptions about palliative care, a lack of effective communication and documentation in the health care system and staffing shortages. I wanted to find that, because when you go then to a CMO or CEO and say ‘I want another physician in palliative care,’ I can then tell them, this is what you told us.

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OIG: Dedicated Leadership Key to Effective Hospice Compliance

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It’s not required,” Jillian Sparks, attorney at the OIG’s Industry Guidance Branch, said during a presentation at the National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization’s Annual Leadership Conference.

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How Palliative Care Can Better Support Transplant Patients’ Caregivers

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Most transplant centers require that a caregiver be present and available to patients in order for them to be considered for a transplant, Montoya told Palliative Care News. Nearly half (40%) of transplant centers either lack procedures, or are unaware of documentation processes for assessing caregiver needs.

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Hospices Leverage Technology to Improve Patient, Employee Satisfaction, Reduce Turnover 

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A frequent goal is reducing the amount of time spent on documentation. Though complete and accurate documentation is essential to regulatory compliance, patient safety and securing payment, the sheer amount of it is taxing for staff. Among the dissatisfiers is the encroachment of documentation into clinicians personal lives.

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Partners in Care Sues HHS Over Claims Denials

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Partners in Care supplied OIG with the requested documents, amounting to thousands of pages, according to court documents. Mitchell Cox, that according to court documents identified “numerous flaws” in the OIG’s sampling and extrapolation methodology. The audit examined medical and billing records for 100 patients from Jan.

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