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Hospice Management Advisor archives from January 2006
NHPCO data show hospice expanding nationwide, increase in average LOS.
January 1, 2006... NHPCO data show hospice expanding nationwide, increase in average LOS
Short stays continue to be problem
The most recent data collected by the National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization (NHPCO) of Alexandria, VA, show some...
Hospice directors describe strategies for improving hospice referrals and LOS.
January 1, 2006... Hospice directors describe strategies for improving hospice referrals and LOS
Normalize hospice is one answer
Everyone in the hospice industry would like to see the current 1.06 million patients served by hospice increase to nearly 2...
Mold the shape of hospice visit into best practices model for care.
January 1, 2006... Mold the shape of hospice visit into best practices model for care
Adjust training for the front lines
One way for hospice managers to ensure their staffs are providing the highest quality care and following best practices is to define...
Help hospice staff develop better boundaries and organizational skills.
January 1, 2006... Help hospice staff develop better boundaries and organizational skills
Is action therapeutic or not?
While any type of home health work makes it more challenging to recognize and respect boundaries, it is particularly challenging for...
Minister gives clues to turning problems into patient relationship successes.
January 1, 2006... Minister gives clues to turning problems into patient relationship successes
Here are some best practices
Each hospice and each hospice employee will have moments when patient care fails to achieve all goals or when an unanticipated...
Should you have your own malpractice insurance?
January 1, 2006... Should you have your own malpractice insurance?
By Elizabeth E. Hogue, Esq., Burtonsville, MD
Licensed practitioners of all types who are employees of health care providers are often covered by malpractice insurance that is paid for by...