Hospice News September 25, 2024
Jim Parker

Dr. Ed Martin began working in hospice in 1987 after hearing families talk about their experiences with those services.

Today, he is chief medical officer of Rhode Island-based HopeHealth. The more than 50-year-old nonprofit organization also serves parts of Massachusetts.

Martin recently spoke about the complicated issue of care that is deemed “unrelated” to a patient’s terminal diagnosis at the National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization’s Annual Leadership Conference in Denver.

Hospice News sat down with Martin at the conference to discuss how he and his organization are addressing the matter of unrelated care, as well as the efficacy of requirements for an addendum to the election statement.

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