Hospice Management Advisor Archives – November 1, 2005
November 1, 2005
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Recent hurricanes show how hospices need to continually strengthen disaster plans
If there is anything positive that comes out of the natural disasters of recent years, including hurricanes Katrina and Rita, it's the lessons hospices and other health care providers have learned about disaster planning. -
Hospices can do a great deal upfront to prepare for the next 'big one'
Whether a hospice is situated in a hurricane, earthquake, fire, flood, or tornado zone there's a lot managers can do to prepare for a disaster. -
Motivate and retain staff through open communication
Hospices can improve staff motivation and retention once administrators adopt a policy of open communication and mutual respect, an expert advises. -
CMS takes steps to ease emergency
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) relaxed some rules and requirements for home health agencies that provide care to patients who were relocated as a result of Hurricane Katrina. -
Hospices, hospitals focus more on palliative care
Palliative care programs are growing in number and prominence at hospitals and hospices across the nation, as increasing numbers of health care providers want to focus on medicine ... -
Innovation aids nurse recruitment, retention
Hospices have had to deal with the periodic nursing shortages for decades, but California arguably has one of the most challenging problems ... -
Is the doc available after the initial order?
The hospital discharge planner calls your admission department about a patient for whom the physician ordered home care. Sounds like it is just business as usual, doesn't it?