Hospice Management Advisor Archives – July 1, 2004
July 1, 2004
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Hospices need to embrace the challenge of measuring quality
Experts have repeatedly warned Americas hospices that they need to elevate quality as a priority at both the organizational and the industrywide levels. Hospices must find ways to quantify, measure, compare, and improve the quality of care they provide to terminally ill patients. -
New guidelines created for palliative care
In an effort to better standardize and improve the quality of palliative care services available nationwide, a consensus group has released new clinical guidelines detailing what services a palliative care program should provide and listing places where providers can go for more information and support. -
Palliative care guidelines available on the Internet
The new palliative care guidelines developed through the National Consensus Project for Quality Palliative Care are available on the Internet. The document divides the guidelines into eight areas, or domains. -
Set yourself apart with specialty programs
We do a great job. Everyone loves our nurses, and our outcomes are great. This may be your opinion of your agency, and you may be right, but is this enough to make your agency stand out from the multitude of agencies with which you compete? -
Chicago agency develops program for abuse victims
More than 12% of substantiated elder abuse cases reported in the United States involve financial or material exploitation, according to statistics compiled by the National Center on Elder Abuse. Caring for victims of exploitation after the abuser is removed requires more than just meeting their medical and daily living needs. -
Elder abuse resources
For more resources on elder abuse, contact the following organizations. -
Advance planning eases care during aging process
Planning is something Americans do on a regular basis. They plan their vacations. They plan for the birth of a new baby. They plan for retirement. Some even plan for death. Yet few plan for the aging process. -
Organizations provide elder care resources
People who have aging relatives need resources to help them address problems that arise as they take on the role of caregiver. A source of support and information is important. -
How to use non-compete/non-solicitation agreements
Competition among home health agencies for referrals can be fierce. Agency managers are increasingly concerned about employees and independent contractors who leave agencies and take patients with them. Agencies have used a variety of strategies to prevent the loss of patients to other agencies when former employees or contractors take patients with them, including non-solicitation agreements and non-compete agreements.