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OIG Slams Hospice Compliance In 2 New Reports

Published on Fri Jul 12, 2019

Hospice horror stories may chill referrals. When mainstream press outlets like the Washington Post and CNN use “hospice” and “maggots” in the same headline, fallout for the hospice industry won’t be far behind. That’s what’s occurring in the wake of two new HHS Office of Inspector General reports on hospice surveys and hospice patient harm. The former report focuses on [...]
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