Hospice: An End-of-Life Care Option
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Hospice: An End-of-Life Care Option
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Most Recently Shared on June 15, 2010 at 10:33 pm By:
RT @GeriCareFinder: Hospice: An End-of-Life Care Option http://bit.ly/aevGdI #hospice #caregiving
The 'Heart' of Health Care Reform: Can the Law Stand Without a Mandate? - Yahoo! News
news.yahoo.com — “From Yahoo! News: During the summer of 2009, when the health care reform debate was dividing the country and the "public option" seemed like the most important policy issue in a generation, the proposal to require all Americans to have health insurance was hardly ever mentioned. The individual mandate, now the focus of a historic Supreme Court review, was just one part of a complex and broad overhaul of the nation's health care system. Medicare cuts, end-of-life counseling and a tax on” View full resource at news.yahoo.com
Most Recently Shared on March 29, 2012 at 12:28 pm By:
Tom Heston, MD Family Medicine Doctor, Physician, and Doctor
The 'Heart' of Health Care Reform: Can the Law Stand Without a Mandate? - YAHOO! http://t.co/0BgkNT5P #medicine
Gundersen Health's program seen as advanced care model - Related Stories - Hospice and Palliative Medicine SmartBrief
smartbrief.com — “Gundersen Health System's new book "Having Your Own Say" recommends patients and families make end-of-life decisions to avoid unwanted treatment while ensuring comfort and pain management. The system, based in La Crosse, Wis., is part of the Coalition to Transform Advanced Care, and its Respecting …” View full resource at smartbrief.com
Most Recently Shared on March 23, 2012 at 5:47 pm By:
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Professionally Speaking (Education)
hospicefoundation.org — “Hospice Foundation of America is a not-for-profit organization that provides leadership in the development and application of hospice and its philosophy of care. Through programs of professional development, research, public education and information, Hospice Foundation of America assists those who cope either personally or professionally with terminal illness, death, and the process of grief.” View full resource at hospicefoundation.org
Most Recently Shared on March 22, 2012 at 1:25 pm By:
HFA Debuts Professionally Speaking: Conversations on End-of-Life Care w/ Hank Willner & Ira Byock #hpm http://t.co/YCjimcOy
Byock discusses end-of-life decisions and society - Related Stories - Hospice and Palliative Medicine SmartBrief
smartbrief.com — “Health care has become so good at treating disease that people live longer and "we've really invented chronic illness," Dr. Ira Byock said in an interview with the Missoulian. The author of "The Best Care Possible: A Physician's Quest to Transform Care Through the End of Life" said society has yet …” View full resource at smartbrief.com
Most Recently Shared on March 21, 2012 at 6:52 pm By:
AAHPM Past Pres. Byock discusses end-of-life decisions and society http://t.co/UpY2BSlk #hpm
Hospice: A benefit covered by Medicare and Medicaid – VNA, LIVING WELL Magazine | LIVING WELL Magazine
livingwellmag.com — “Hospice: A Benefit Covered by Medicare and Medicaid By Robert Smith, VNA, Collin LIVING WELL Magazine Often patients and their families are reluctant to discuss the option of hospice care with the physician when confronted with the diagnosis of a terminal illness. Don’t be hesitant to do so. Sometimes physicians and clinicians fail to suggest hospice until the patient is near death and the benefits are lost to the patient and loved ones. Your discussion with your physician about hospice should i” View full resource at livingwellmag.com
Most Recently Shared on March 21, 2012 at 1:34 pm By:
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RT @LIVINGWELLmags: Hospice: A benefit covered by Medicare and Medicaid – VNA, LIVING WELL Magazine http://t.co/rdFWKPPr #hpm
New Form Aims to Clarify End-of-Life Wishes | Iowa Hospital Association Blog
blog.iowahospital.org — “IPOST facilitates a consistent process in which treatment choices are based on patient and family discussions and are documented, communicated and honored across different health care settings – for example, as a patient moves from home, to a hospital, to a nursing home and then to hospice services. The standardized form acknowledges a patient’s advance directives and creates a portable and actionable set of medical treatment orders.” View full resource at blog.iowahospital.org
Most Recently Shared on March 20, 2012 at 5:19 pm By:
Iowa Hospital Assoc Hospital and Health Organization
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Hospice and Caregiving Blog: HFA Debuts Audio Program Professionally Speaking: Conversations on End-of-Life Care
blog.hospicefoundation.org — “Hospice and Caregiving Blog: HFA Debuts Audio Program Professionally Speaking: Conversations on End-of-Life Care” View full resource at blog.hospicefoundation.org
Most Recently Shared on March 20, 2012 at 4:07 pm By:
Marty Tousley Health Professional
Yay! HFA Debuts Audio Conversations on End-of-Life Care http://t.co/dTss48TT #hospice #palliative #hpm
3 Tips to Help You Respect Your Aging Parents End-of-Life wishes
transitionagingparents.com — “You may think you know your parent’s end-of-life wishes, but do you really? One elder attorney tells us that the legal documents (health care proxy, advanced directive) are not worth the paper they're written on if we have not had a conversation with our loved ones and physicians to specifically detail those wishes. Recognize that each person has their own idea about "how to live well to end of life." Read about 3 steps that can help you understand and then ensure your parents” View full resource at transitionagingparents.com
Most Recently Shared on March 12, 2012 at 5:31 pm By:
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Oncologist: Patients too rushed to do end-of-life care planning - Related Stories - Hospice and Palliative Medicine SmartBrief
smartbrief.com — “Chico, Calif., oncologist Dr. David Potter says when patients' conditions deteriorate, physicians may default to aggressive treatment because many people have not made advance directives. Potter says the health care system rushes people, so they do not take the time to prepare directives, and there…” View full resource at smartbrief.com
Most Recently Shared on March 9, 2012 at 9:48 pm By:
Lionel Lim Internist, Geriatrician, Physician, and Doctor
Oncologist: Patients too rushed to do end-of-life care planning http://t.co/IhX5Idhh
Physicians hope books change Americans' views on dying - Related Stories - Hospice and Palliative Medicine SmartBrief
smartbrief.com — “Two physicians have written books they hope will change how Americans view death and show that people get the best end-of-life care at home surrounded by loved ones and assisted by hospice professionals who ensure they are comfortable. "The Best Care Possible: A Physician's Quest to Transform Care …” View full resource at smartbrief.com
Most Recently Shared on March 9, 2012 at 9:48 pm By:
Lionel Lim Internist, Geriatrician, Physician, and Doctor
Physicians hope books change Americans' views on dying http://t.co/8D3a2365
Nurses have important role in end-of-life care issues - Related Stories - ANA SmartBrief
smartbrief.com — “Nurses play an important role in helping patients with medical directives and deciding what type of end-of-life care they want, and they should be educated about hospice and palliative options. Jennie Roberts, chief nursing officer at Evercare Hospice & Palliative Care–UnitedHealth Group in Denver,…” View full resource at smartbrief.com
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Nurses have important role in end-of-life care issues #hpm http://t.co/VWS6nAZD
A Daughter’s Love, a Mother’s Last Breath - NYTimes.com
nytimes.com — “After seeing what her mother had endured in her three years in nursing homes, Ellen Goode knew more personal care would be the best option for a longer life and a more peaceful death.” View full resource at nytimes.com
Most Recently Shared on February 24, 2012 at 8:10 pm By:
Marty Tousley Health Professional
A Daughter’s Love, a Mother’s Last Breath - http://t.co/Jm8uIxGw http://t.co/XrwEOuib #caregiving #hospice
Dignity therapy allows terminally ill patients to recount lives for posterity - chicagotribune.com
chicagotribune.com — “Dignity therapy, a reflective exercise that aims to give terminally ill patients a sense of meaning, closure and posterity in their final days, has experienced a surge of interest recently thanks to research showing it improves quality of life better than other methods of end-of-life care.” View full resource at chicagotribune.com
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Dignity therapy allows terminally ill patients to recount lives for posterity http://t.co/7BrmMXL4
New Year’s Resolution: Fully Informed Choices | Human Capital
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Most Recently Shared on January 6, 2012 at 3:30 pm By:
RWJF Human Capital Health Organization
Diana Mason's 2012 Resolution on #HCBlog: Create more options for patients w/ advanced illnesses, end-of-life care - http://t.co/8b3YbEdY
An Oregon study points to better end-of-life care planning | OregonLive.com
oregonlive.com — “People near the end of life who don't want CPR often want other treatment, including hospital care. About 55 percent in an Oregon study wanted the option of antibiotics for infections. Nearly a quarter considered a temporary feeding tube appropriate.” View full resource at oregonlive.com
Most Recently Shared on January 4, 2012 at 5:19 pm By:
OHSU Healthcare Healthcare System
Going beyond the "Do Not Resuscitate" order: POLST can offer more nuance in end of life care http://t.co/KGoLbmgD (by @rojasburke)
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