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Bereaved Families Face ‘Devastating’ Impacts of Hospice Fraud

Hospice News

Was informed consent given? Fraudulent hospice schemes can take a tremendous toll on families that have lost loved ones who received poor or negligent end-of-life care, according to Cheryl Kraus, director of government affairs and policy at the Hospice & Palliative Care Association of New York State (HPCANYS).

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How Fraudulent Hospices Evade Regulators

Hospice News

In some cases, these organizations are enrolling patients without their knowledge or consent, according to Sheila Clark, president and CEO of the California Hospice and Palliative Care Association (CHAPCA). Scammer hospices enroll patients without informed consent. Scammer hospices are harvesting enrollment numbers.

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The Language of Serious Illness: A Podcast with Sunita Puri, Bob Arnold, and Jacqueline Kruser

GeriPal

And I have gone through my not-so-long career, but it’s coming up on nine years now, seeing the way that we have talked about CPR in such problematic ways, in ways that really do not enable true informed consent. Welcome to the GeriPal podcast. Jacky: Thank you. It’s a pleasure. He’s at the University of Pittsburgh.

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How Health Literacy, Education Influences a Patients’ Hospice Experience

Hospice News

But what has moved forward is how we support and do things like informed consent to promote patient autonomy and self determination. In case you missed it, Hospice News has launched a new specialty publication for palliative care professionals. You can subscribe to Palliative Care News here: Subscribe today!

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Substance Use Disorder in Aging and Serious Illness: A Podcast with Katie Fitzgerald Jones, Jessica Merlin, Devon Check

GeriPal

It is the CME activity provider’s responsibility to submit participant completion information to ACCME for the purpose of granting ABIM MOC credit. Summary Transcript Summary The CDC’s Guideline for Prescribing Opioids for Chronic Pain excludes those undergoing cancer treatment, palliative care, and end-of-life care. Bragging rights.

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National comparative audit of red blood cell transfusion practice in hospices: Recommendations for palliative care practice

SAGE Palliative Medicine & Chronic Care podcast

Furthermore, clinicians should discuss with patients the limited benefit versus higher risks of red blood cell transfusion in this patient group to inform treatment decisions and ensure informed consent. This episode features Dr Karen Neoh (St Gemma’s Academic Unit of Palliative Care, University of Leeds, Leeds, UK).

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Surgical Communication: A Podcast with Gretchen Schwarze, Justin Clapp and Alexis Colley

GeriPal

I think the two spaces it comes out of, one is informed consent, which is this idea that people need to have an understanding of their disease and treatment. He’s a linguistic and medical anthropologist at the University of Pennsylvania. Justin, welcome to GeriPal. Justin: Hello. It’s great to be here. Gretchen: Absolutely.

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