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Globally defined, heart failure exists when delivery of oxygen to the tissues is insufficient to meet demand.
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Only one in five hospice patients in 2009 were non-Caucasian, according to the 2009 NHPCO Facts and Figures: Hospice Care in America1 report issued by the National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization (NHPCO).
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When evaluating your hospice's ability to reach different segments of your community's population, don't forget that you must be able to meet their needs prior to and after death.
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The staff at New Life Hospice in Elyria, OH, knew that reaching out to the Latino community would be beneficial to the hospice and the Latino population in the area, but the effort did not start out with a bang.
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One of the most important parts of a hospice staff member's or volunteer's job is to make sure that patients and family members understand what is being done to provide comfort and how they can be part of the process. It is not an easy process, but when the family and patient speak a different language, it can be a significant challenge.
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A hospice's web site is a valuable tool to inform the public, encourage referrals, and attract job seekers. But, what happens when your web site content has been used to create a fraudulent site to steal personal financial information from potential job seekers?
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Acknowledging that the idea of rationing health care, particularly at the end of life, might incite too much anger to gather much rational consideration, a Johns Hopkins emeritus professor of neurology called for the start of a discussion anyway, with an opinion piece featured in January issue of the Journal of Medical Ethics.
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The Joint Commission has implemented a more collaborative process for developing the survey agenda. The Joint Commission will inform providers before their survey about the on-site survey length and number of surveyors. Also, the organization can work with surveyors during the survey to determine the best timing for various survey activities.
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magine showing up at your workplace and having to run full speed back to your car to escape being mauled by a dog, or arriving at work only to be greeted at the door by a gun pointed at your face.
