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Les Morgan: Improving care transitions through innovative use of technology
growthhouse.typepad.com — “Can you help me find the very best examples of how innovative use of technology can improve care transitions? Reducing preventable readmissions to the hospital is an important goal for many health systems. The United States has an 18% rate...” View full resource at growthhouse.typepad.com
Most Recently Shared on August 16, 2011 at 7:21 pm By:
Got an example for me of innovative tech to improve care transitions and reduce readmissions? See my new blog post: http://t.co/sli389p
Les Morgan: Partnership for Patients National Patient Safety Initiative
growthhouse.typepad.com — “When you go to the hospital you expect that it will make things better, not worse. But there is a dirty little secret about hospitals. On average, one in seven Medicare beneficiaries is harmed in the course of their care,...” View full resource at growthhouse.typepad.com
Most Recently Shared on April 12, 2011 at 5:41 pm By:
My post on the Partnership for Patients National Patient Safety Initiative emphasizes the care transitions part: http://tinyurl.com/3ppltkn
Les Morgan: Preparing Your Children For Goodbye: A Guidebook for Dying Parents
growthhouse.typepad.com — “Lori Hedderman's Preparing Your Children For Goodbye: A Guidebook for Dying Parents is an easy-to-read guide to end-of-life care that is specifically designed for use by parents of children and teenagers. It will help seriously-ill parents plan their end-of-life care,...” View full resource at growthhouse.typepad.com
Most Recently Shared on March 4, 2011 at 5:08 pm By:
Just posted my review of @lorihedderman 's book for dying parents, "Preparing Your Children for Goodbye" http://tinyurl.com/4bk5z5l
Larry Beresford: Hospice Eligibility Challenge Examined in Special Report
growthhouse.typepad.com — “Eligibility for hospice care under Medicare requires a terminal prognosis of six months or less to live, assuming that the disease follows its normal course. This must be certified in writing by two doctors -- the patient's attending physician and...” View full resource at growthhouse.typepad.com
Most Recently Shared on February 2, 2011 at 6:09 pm By:
Blog post by @larryberesford covers the Federal crackdown on hospice eligibility compliance: http://tinyurl.com/4dm9mhh
Les Morgan: Just Enough: Collected Writings of an Old Gangster
growthhouse.typepad.com — “Nancy Jaicks Alexander (1933 - ) is one of the pioneers of the hospice movement. She's been active in the death and dying movement about as long as it has existed in its modern form. Now 77, she retired this...” View full resource at growthhouse.typepad.com
Most Recently Shared on December 29, 2010 at 11:06 pm By:
My review of Nancy Jaicks Alexander's new book, which includes a history of the first prison hospice: http://tinyurl.com/2926nlg
Les Morgan: Room for Change by Susan W. Reynolds
growthhouse.typepad.com — “Susan W. Reynolds' new book, Room for Change, has a unique and practical approach that can help you start your engine again after experiencing grief or loss. Making small changes to the physical environment in your home can give you...” View full resource at growthhouse.typepad.com
Most Recently Shared on June 30, 2010 at 3:06 am By:
I just posted my review of Susan W. Reynold's (@susanwreynolds) new grief book, Room for Change, which I like: http://tinyurl.com/22ktw5z
Building Blocks of High-Performing Hospice Medical Staffs - Tim Cousounis
growthhouse.typepad.com — “I'm asked from time to time what makes for a better- performing hospice medical staff. I'm unsure that there is a straightforward answer. The strategy of hospices building medical staffs is a recent and uncommon practice. Uncommon because the median daily census (in 2007) of U.S. hospices was just over 50, and more than three-quarters of hospices admitted fewer than 500 patients annually. Hardly sufficient scale to employ a single full-time physician, let alone a medical staff of five or more. B” View full resource at growthhouse.typepad.com
Most Recently Shared on February 27, 2010 at 7:46 pm By:
New blog piece on building high-performance hospice medical staffs by Tim Cousounis ( @daitpcg ) : http://tinyurl.com/yfdxkaz
Les Morgan: Best books for dementia caregivers
growthhouse.typepad.com — “I'm often asked what's the "best book" for caregivers of persons affected by dementia. I've managed to narrow my suggestions down to two hadbooks that I like in particular. Both of them cover Alzheimer's Disease as well as other dementias,...” View full resource at growthhouse.typepad.com
Most Recently Shared on February 17, 2010 at 7:46 pm By:
Just posted a blog piece with my short list (3 items) of best books for caregivers of persons with dementia. http://tinyurl.com/ybyb7jj
Les Morgan: The Other Side of Sadness: What the New Science of Bereavement Tells Us about Life after Loss
growthhouse.typepad.com — “I'm loving the outstanding new book by george a bonanno, the other side of sadness: what the new science of bereavement tells us about life after loss. it's an eye-opening review of recent research on how people differ in their...” View full resource at growthhouse.typepad.com
Most Recently Shared on November 16, 2009 at 11:18 pm By:
Just posted my review of The Other Side of Sadness, George Bonanno's great new evidence-based book on grief: http://tinyurl.com/yznmkwo
Les Morgan: It's time for a "Hospice Compare" web site.
growthhouse.typepad.com — “Medicare already provides a web site to let the public compare nursing homes on various metrics. it's time we had a similar site for hospice data. i have to wonder why there isn’t a hospice compare already. congress should say...” View full resource at growthhouse.typepad.com
Most Recently Shared on November 5, 2009 at 7:07 pm By:
I just posted a new blog piece: It's time for a "Hospice Compare" web site. Do you agree or am I wrong? http://tinyurl.com/ydlv8nj
Palliative Medicine Physician Performance - Tim Cousounis
growthhouse.typepad.com — “I'm often asked (usually by hospice executives) how the performance of palliative medicine physicians can be best evaluated. What they're really asking is: how do I know if the hospice's investment in its medical staff is paying off? While there is no single, or simple, answer, there are ways. I find that most palliative care programs (including hospices) have only recently added to their medical staff (up to this point the majority of physicians practicing palliative medicine have been in part-” View full resource at growthhouse.typepad.com
Most Recently Shared on October 16, 2009 at 6:19 pm By:
Tim Cousounis ( @daitpcg ) has news about Joint Commission standards for hospice personnel http://tinyurl.com/yfdyskq
Room for Change:Meditative Motion In Grief - Susan W. Reynolds
growthhouse.typepad.com — “Some people transition through the changes that grief presents them with daily routine. the rhythm of the routine helps to keep their momentum moving forward in this time of adaptation to many different events and activities in their lives. some people take greater moments in this time of grief to be quiet, still and reflective. they may find personal introspection the insight they need to move forward. in our individual manner of traversing this new road all ways and rhythms are good, fine and ” View full resource at growthhouse.typepad.com
Most Recently Shared on June 1, 2009 at 6:25 pm By:
New blog post by @SusanWReynolds gives grief recovery tips, simple ways to brighten your space and your mood: http://tinyurl.com/kqbaw9
Room for Change: Your Grand Entrance Through Grief - Susan W. Reynolds
growthhouse.typepad.com — “In grief sometimes people go into hiding and avoid social contact, while others have family and friends through the threshold constantly. sprucing up the front door can say "yes world, come on in" or it can say "i'm needing private time now." darkness cannot exist in the presence of light. physical light can "lighten" our spirits and energy. in grief there may be even more reasons to consider the sources of light you have surrounding you. how can you let the light s” View full resource at growthhouse.typepad.com
Most Recently Shared on May 4, 2009 at 8:47 pm By:
I'm so excited! I just got @SusanWReynolds to be one of our Growth House bloggers. Go girl! http://tinyurl.com/dk9ccd
Les Morgan: "Go Wish" Cards for Advance Care Planning
growthhouse.typepad.com — “One of my favorite tools for advance care planning discussions is the go wish card "game" provided by the nice folks over at the coda alliance. the cards were developed by hospice physician elizabeth menkin, m.d., based on review of...” View full resource at growthhouse.typepad.com
Most Recently Shared on April 16, 2009 at 5:04 pm By:
My new article on using Go Wish Cards for advance care planning includes podcast with @esmenkin about them: http://tinyurl.com/ctoqo2
Les Morgan: Amazonfail: The Lone Gunman Theory
growthhouse.typepad.com — “"i'm just a patsy!" -- the french guy ok, so now we hear that a single programmer's slip of the finger caused the massive amazon fiasco. i don't buy it. it's the lone gunman theory of amazonfail i've been in...” View full resource at growthhouse.typepad.com
Most Recently Shared on April 15, 2009 at 2:01 am By:
#Amazonfail - The Lone Gunman Theory. My short rant on why we need more transparency in the post mortem: http://tinyurl.com/c8cqm5
