Hospices Often Violate Medicare Guidelines
Hospices often do not provide patients the care Medicare requires, explain to patients they are truly terminal, or clearly show that hospice means giving up on a cure.
Feb 2, 2010
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George Daleiden
Hospice Referral Criteria, Non-cancer Patients
Most hospices admit patients based on out-of-date eligibility guidelines from 1996. Today, many hospice patients have chronic but highly treatable non-cancer diseases.
Aug 28, 2009
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George Daleiden
Medicare-Paid Hospice Services and Reimbursement
When Medicare pays for hospice, providers must offer patients routine visits, continuous around-the-clock care, inpatient care and respite, a "vacation" for caregivers.
Aug 14, 2009
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George Daleiden
Hospice Origins, Founders, Growth and Beliefs
A Connecticut nurse started the American hospice movement in 1974. She was Inspired by a British physician who pioneered the field of holistic care of the terminally ill.
Aug 6, 2009
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George Daleiden
Terminal-Palliative Sedation in End-of-Life Care
Hospices may suggest giving terminal-palliative sedation to suffering, dying patients. What is it, when is it appropriate in end-of-life care, and is it euthanasia?
Jul 28, 2009
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George Daleiden
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