Hospice Management Advisor Archives – July 1, 2011
July 1, 2011
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Is a quality reporting program the first step toward P4P?
This is the first of a two-part series that looks at quality improvement programs in hospice. -
Collecting data on any indicator will prepare you
The only fact known about the quality reporting requirements described in the Proposed Wage Index Rule for FY2012 is that everything is proposed and might change before the final rule is published, according to Liz Silva, vice president of hospice for Deyta, a quality improvement and satisfaction measurement company based in Louisville, KY. -
Building a younger volunteer base
Volunteers are an important part of any hospice program and efforts to build the number of volunteers is an ongoing effort. -
Mechanical Ventilation: A Marker of End of Life?
This study of outcomes among more than 50,000 elderly Medicare beneficiaries found that activities of daily living and mobility had deteriorated substantially more among those who had been hospitalized the previous year, and that only 27% of those who had received mechanical ventilation were alive 1 year after hospitalization. -
Do Family Rounds Improve Satisfaction?
Involving family members in ICU rounds improved satisfaction in some areas, such as physician communication and decision-making support, but failed to improve overall family satisfaction. -
Long-term Psychological Effects of Critical Illness
This observational study noted that critically ill patients provided with clinical psychological support during their ICU stay had less anxiety, depression, and post traumatic stress disorder at 1 year post-discharge compared to historical controls. -
Disaster relief: Helping hospices recover
As people throughout the nation struggle to recover from tornadoes, floods, and other weather-related emergencies, the National Hospice Foundation (NHF) is making funds available to support state organizations as they respond to recovery efforts of providers at the local level. -
Free implementation toolkit available
A new publication to help with the implementation of Concurrent Care for Children Requirement (CCCR) is available at no cost on the National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization (NHPCO) web site. -
NHPCO Position Statement on Ethical Marketing Practices
A position statement and commentary, Hospice and Palliative Care: Ethical Marketing Practices, was recently released by the National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization (NHPCO).