Industry Note:
Accrediting Body Launches New Palliative Care Certification
Published on Fri Apr 01, 2016
Home care or other health care providers that furnish palliative care in the home, but to patients who don’t qualify for or elect the Medicare hospice benefit, have a new source for accreditation. The Joint Commission is launching “the industry’s first certification for home health and hospices that provide palliative care services in the patient’s place of residence,” the Oakbrook [...]