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Defining Palliative Care Quality in Murky Regulatory Waters

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Capturing real-time quality data is an important part of effectively managing patients symptoms and needs, according to Dr. Monisha Pujari, medical director of Georgia-based Longleaf Hospice & Palliative Care. Calls are growing louder for a federally established set of standardized palliative guidelines.

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

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The pandemic reinforced positive perception of palliative care and increased participants’ understanding of its scope and respondents indicated a need for more palliative care and advocated for their role in future pandemic,” Vesel said in a presentation at the National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization’s Annual Leadership Conference.

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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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Palliative Care’s Most Disruptive Forces in 2025

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Palliative care providers are taking varied routes to address the most disruptive forces they are encountering this year, rising to challenges that have been persistent across the sector. Martha Twaddle, The Waud Family Medical Directorships palliative medicine and supportive care clinical professor of medicine at Northwestern Medicine.

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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. Shaarawy filed an injunction with the U.S.

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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. The post OIG: Dedicated Leadership Key to Effective Hospice Compliance appeared first on Hospice News.

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Mahogany CEO: Hospice on Cusp of ‘Tremendous Revolution’

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Mahogany Home Health and Hospice recently launched services in southwestern Ohio. The new hospice startup is the first Black-owned hospice and home health organization statewide with a drive to improve utilization among underserved populations. Couzens has also held hospice chaplain roles at St.

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