Home Health & Hospice Week
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CMS Separates Review, Quality Improvement Duties Under Major QIO Restructure
Published on Fri Aug 01, 2014
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Get OASIS-C1 Details For Jan. 1 Implementation
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CMS Separates Review, Quality Improvement Duties Under Major QIO Restructure
Heads up: You may have a new Quality Improvement Organization with which to work. The [...] - Industry Notes:
Takebacks Underway Based On SMRC Therapy Review
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Home Care Bills Introduced
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ICD-10 Testing Succeeds Despite Delay
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RN Workforce Larger Than Experts Predicted
If your nurse hiring isn’t as squeezed as you expected lately, it may be because [...] - Industry Notes:
Kindred Gives Up Hostile Takeover Bid For Gentiva
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