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Unfortunately, even with the growth in hospice access as a result of the Medicare Hospice Benefit enacted in 1982, a new study shows significant gaps in access due to locations of hospice agencies.
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Electronic health records aren't new to the staff at St. John Home Health and Hospice in Tulsa, OK. However, when the agency switched from its 11-year-old software to a new program, it was not a simple process, but it was a necessary one.
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When the first psychiatric advance directives (PADs) began to appear in state legislation more than 20 years ago, they were largely considered to be an end-of-life tool, much like general advance directives. But as more states have passed PAD laws — 25 states now have laws specifically providing for PADs — their usefulness has expanded.
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Palliative care is an obligation owed every patient with critical disease, and not just those for whom curative options have been exhausted, according to a national medical society.
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According to a new analysis by the Center to Advance Palliative Care (CAPC), U.S. hospitals continue to implement palliative care programs at a rapid pace.
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One of the keys to a successful telehospice program is to make sure the equipment you select works in all types of situations.
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An overnight delivery of pain medication that took four days and a charge of $125 for eight pills from a hospital pharmacy are two of the reasons that the staff at Hospice of the Hills in Rapid City, SD, started looking for a new way to help patients with emergency needs.
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The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released proposed changes to the Medi-are hospice wage index for FY 2009.
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Wash hands, wear gloves, and clean equipment. All nurses know that these are the basic steps to take to protect patients from infection. What about the nurses' bag? How clean is it, and does it pose an infection threat?
