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Mr. Wonderful

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on: Jul 12, 2018
Discuss two trends that hospice will be challenged by in the future.

Question 2

The Joint Commission created a program to help accredited health care institutions focus upon specific patient safety concerns.


Joy Chen

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Reply #1 on: Jul 12, 2018
Answer to Question 1

Any two of the following:
increased scrutiny of hospice eligibility

decreasing lengths of stay

OIG annual work plan related to hospice care

revisions to federal, state, and local regulations

expansion of the palliative care specialty

increased use of electronic information systems and electronic health records

Answer to Question 2

National Patient Safety Goals


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