title: To certify or not to certify: why Medicare hospice certification and recertification are more challenging than ever!
authors.affiliation: National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization, Alexandria, Virginia, USA. jkennedy@nhpco.org
authors.forename: Jennifer
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Kennedy
mesh_terms: D004608:Eligibility Determination / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D017051:Hospice Care / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence / Q000592:standards*; D006801:Humans; D006278:Medicare / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence / Q000592:standards*; D019452:Terminally Ill / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D014481:United States