by APFLI | May 26, 2015 | Euthanasia / Assisted Suicide - Archive
As of July 2005, 14% of Medicare hospice providers were overdue for certification, according to an HHS Office of Inspector General report released 24Apr. [AP/Houston Chronicle]. The report used data from a 2005 survey of 2,537 active hospices. According to the report,...
by APFLI | May 26, 2005 | Treatment Concerns - Definitions / Living Wills / Palliative Care / Terminal or Excessive Sedation / Organ Donation / DCD or NHBD / Hospice / POLST / DNR
Hospices would have to meet standards for assessing patients at admission and tracking improvement or deterioration in patients’ health as a condition of Medicare participation, under a CMS proposal to be published in Friday’s Federal Register. The new...
