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Although family meetings are recognized as an effective way to communicate diagnoses, treatment plans, and goals of care with palliative care patients and family members, research shows that there is little information available to palliative care providers about the best way to conduct these meetings.
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A group of home health organizations have formed the Alliance for Home Health Quality and Innovation (AHHQI) to support education and research, and to demonstrate the value of home-based care to patients, their families, and policy-makers.
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The typical hospice patient has changed over the years, primarily due to the increase in noncancer patients admitted to hospice.
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National HIV/AIDS groups predict a shortage of HIV physicians in the coming years as the doctors who became impassioned to work in this field early in the epidemic begin to retire.
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The Office of Civil Rights (OCR) recently posted a frequently asked question (FAQ) regarding the status of the privacy rule during a national or public health emergency on its web site.
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Making the decision to move from curative to palliative care, or to remain in the hospital or move to a hospice setting, is not easy, but it is especially difficult for physicians who treat seriously ill patients who lack the capacity to make their own health care decisions.
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Medical ethics is not the typical topic of free community health discussions, but the staff at Winona Health's Senior Services, as well as staff at Home Care and Hospice in Winona, MN, have found a welcoming audience for the talk.
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Major reform of the U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration may be delayed by the ailing economy, but it is inevitable as the agency needs to adapt to the workplace realities of the 21st century, according to the former heads of OSHA and the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH).
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One employee comes into your office with back strain due to patient lifting. Another is identified by the wellness program as having uncontrolled high blood pressure. Those two issues may seem completely unrelated. But with its WorkLife Initiative, the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) is urging employers to integrate workplace safety with personal health promotion.
