| Subject: | CMS Extends Effective Date for Hospice Conditions of Participation |
| Category: | Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS)
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| Published: | Wed, 28 May 2008 - 10:00 am |
| The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has announced an extension to the effective date for new Conditions of Participation (CoPs) for Medicare-Participating hospices. On May 27, 2005, CMS published in the Federal Register proposed rule 42 CFR Part 418 that established new CoPs for Medicare-participating hospices. The proposed revisions focused on the care delivered to patients and their families and the outcomes of that care by reflecting an interdisciplinary, patient-centered... The full article is available to StayAlert subscribers. Click here for a free trial subscription. |
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