Home Health & Hospice Week
Industry Note:
California Hospice, VNA Merge
Published on Fri Apr 28, 2017
Camarillo Hospice and Livingston Memorial Visiting Nurse Association and Hospice in Ventura County, Calif., are merging, reports the Ventura County Star. The merger will combine administrative staff and services to reduce operating expenses, the newspaper notes.
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Home Health & Hospice Week
- Pre-Claim Review:
Good News/Bad News: PCR Is Off, But Probe & Educate Is On
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California Hospice, VNA Merge
Camarillo Hospice and Livingston Memorial Visiting Nurse Association and Hospice in Ventura County, Calif., are [...]
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