Hospice Management Advisor articles from January 2007

Hospice Management Advisor archives from January 2007

Improve hospice referrals by holding an expert family goal-setting meeting.
January 1, 2007... Improve hospice referrals by holding an expert family goal-setting meeting Train medical staff in better communication skills The initial meeting with families and patients can lay the groundwork for an end-of-life experience that is...

Hurricanes Katrina and Rita taught painful lessons.
January 1, 2007... Hurricanes Katrina and Rita taught painful lessons Hospice staff reduced by 56 percent in hardest-hit area New Orleans-area hospices continue to struggle more than a year after Hurricanes Katrina and Rita devastated the Gulf Coast area....

Wound care helps to restore patient's self-esteem.
January 1, 2007... Wound care helps to restore patient's self-esteem Hospice received CHAP commendation When staff at the Hospice of Chattanooga in Tennessee, provide wound care, they work to help the patient recover a sense of wholeness. Families...

Knowledge of group effort results in beneficial contracts.
January 1, 2007... Knowledge of group effort results in beneficial contracts Managed care negotiations require attention to detail California has always been a state with high managed care penetration, but home health agencies throughout the country are...

Common pitfalls for managed care contracts.
January 1, 2007... Common pitfalls for managed care contracts Although contract negotiations differ from agency to agency and from one managed care organization to another, there are some very common "gotchas" for which agency managers need to look, warns...

Independent contractors: What are you liable for?
January 1, 2007... Independent contractors: What are you liable for? Elizabeth E. Hogue, Esq., Burtonsville, MD Historically, courts generally have concluded that providers are liable for the actions of their employees but not for the actions of...

Pulling supplemental oxygen creates struggle.
January 1, 2007... Pulling supplemental oxygen creates struggle Guide addresses how to respond to patient request The right of competent, informed patients to reject lifesaving therapies has been affirmed by courts at every level, but a group of...