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For Muslims at the death bed, spirituality and religious faith are the only empowering sources that help them to face death.
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Family members of patients who died following Alzheimer's, lung cancer, and renal failure consistently required increased bereavement services, according to a study of families of a hospice provider in Kentucky.
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A study published in the Journal of Pain and Symptom Management finds gaps in the use of evidence-based pain assessment and treatment practices for older adults with cancer in community-based hospice settings.
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A statement about palliative sedation from the National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization (NHPCO) offers guidance to hospice and palliative care professionals about the appropriate use of the technique.
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A first of its kind consensus statement released by the Heart Rhythm Society (HRS), developed in collaboration with other medical groups on both sides of the Atlantic, offers detailed guidance for physicians, allied professionals, and others in managing the complex issues they face when patients with pacemakers or implantable cardioverter-defibrillators (ICDs) are nearing the end of life or ask for device deactivation.
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This is the second of a two-part series exploring regulatory changes that affect home health reimbursement. Last month, we examined health care reform's effect on home health in several different areas. This month, we take a close look at the outlier cap.
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A significant change in the way home health agencies may be paid in the future is included in the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.
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The easiest way to avoid reaching the 10% outlier cap is to avoid admission of patients most likely to result in an outlier episode. This could mean looking carefully at admission of patients with congestive heart failure, non-healing wounds, and diabetes.
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Staff members at Advance Care in Richmond, VA, have taken a two-pronged approach to controlling patient care costs for patients who typically fall into the outlier category.
