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Should providers have right of conscientious refusal?
The Obama administration acted last year to rescind the so-called "Bush rule" regarding the rights of health care providers related to conscientious refusal. -
Education paves way for hospice support
Establishing a relationship with a nursing home is not an easy task, especially because the staff members of both organizations don't necessarily understand how the other works. -
With new COPs, visit tracking in 2008, could payment changes be on horizon?
Starting next month, hospices will have to report to Medicare all nursing, hospice aide, and social worker visits made for patients. Then a few months later, the new conditions of participation (COPs) will be finalized, which will require greater attention to documentation of services and quality.