Our Culture of Compliance Begins with People

Ethical and legal conduct at VITAS is a matter of both personal responsibility and corporate culture. It began with our founding in 1978, because the people drawn to caring for the dying are the people drawn to doing the right thing. In 1995, years before the Office of the Inspector General published its hospice guidelines, VITAS wrote its own compliance policy to address risk areas and ethical conduct in the provision of reliable, safe and quality end-of-life care; it guides us today.

VITAS has built a robust compliance program on this solid foundation. It helps channel good intentions into organizational practices that assure a commitment to integrity at all levels of our company.

VITAS Values

Patients and families come first
We take care of each other.
I’ll do my best today and do even better tomorrow.
I am proud to make a difference.

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The VITAS Physician and Nurse: Partners in Compliance

The Medicare Hospice Benefit as defined by Congress in the 1980s is unique in that it emphasizes the role of the entire team in establishing the plan of care for a terminally ill patient.

Compliance Documents

The VITAS culture of compliance is personified by these documents.

Do the Right Thing – And Document It

End-of-life care is maturing as a sector within healthcare and Medicare, prompting increased interest and oversight. At VITAS, we welcome this scrutiny.

Hotlines & Media Contact

Find contact information for VITAS Compliance, Patient Services, our parent company's theft and fraud hotline, HIPAA and media.