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Some Med-Related Duties Might Come Off Hospices' Plates

Published on Fri Oct 12, 2018

Proposed change would save hospices $80 million annually, CMS claims. The biggest-dollar impact for hospices in the recent rule on reducing regulatory burden address drugs — but not all providers are happy with the potential change. Topic #1: The hospice Conditions of Participation currently require providers to “ensure that the interdisciplinary group confers with an individual with education and training [...]
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