Hospice Management Advisor articles from February 2008

Hospice Management Advisor archives from February 2008

Want to enhance minority enrollment? Study suggests opportunities exist.(Clinical report)
February 1, 2008... Want to enhance minority enrollment? Study suggests opportunities exist Hospices are responding to the challenge of improving patient enrollment among minorities, and recent research shows that hospice's quality of care is perceived as...

Program targeting Latinos addresses mix-ups.
February 1, 2008... Program targeting Latinos addresses mix-ups Key is to build trust, cultural understanding When Capital Hospice of Falls Church, VA, started an outreach program for the region's Latino community, one area that received a great deal of...

Tips for increasing minority staff, access to care.
February 1, 2008... Tips for increasing minority staff, access to care Outreach in key communities is crucial Hospice leaders and other experts say that hospices can improve their ratio of minority staff and increase referrals among minority patients by...

Outreach includes bereavement support.
February 1, 2008... Outreach includes bereavement support Providers share tips for successful groups A California hospice has found that its bereavement center and support groups have been successful in promoting hospice care and helping members of the...

Don't use rigid approach for spiritual assessment.(Survey)
February 1, 2008... Don't use rigid approach for spiritual assessment Search for clues, elicit what inspires patients A 2004 study published in the Annals of Family Medicine analyzed when patients want a discussion about spirituality and what they want...

Initiative sparked by close call with DNR wristband.
February 1, 2008... Initiative sparked by close call with DNR wristband A "near-miss" in which a nurse at a Pennsylvania hospital incorrectly placed a "do not resuscitate" (DNR) wristband on a patient has prompted an Ohio initiative aimed at implementing...

Report says race plays role in breast cancer.(Report)
February 1, 2008... Report says race plays role in breast cancer Racial and socioeconomic factors continue to play significant roles in breast cancer, according to the State of Breast Cancer Report, recently published by Susan G. Komen for the Cure in Dallas....