Hospice Management Advisor articles from May 2005

Hospice Management Advisor archives from May 2005

New physicians' form may help resolve some issues with care at end of life.(Physician Orders for Life-Sustaining Treatment)
May 1, 2005... New physicians' form may help resolve some issues with care at end of life Schiavo case turns spotlight on hospice care One positive aspect of the long public vigil and debate over what would happen to Terri Schiavo, who died in...

POLST provides answers to medical questions.(Physician Orders for Life-Sustaining Treatment)
May 1, 2005... POLST provides answers to medical questions Life-sustaining measures easily captured The Physician Orders for Life-Sustaining Treatment (POLST) form was developed over a four-year period by a multidisciplinary task force of the Center...

Consider how caregiving affects hospice families.
May 1, 2005... Consider how caregiving affects hospice families New burden at stressful time causes problems One of the major challenges of providing hospice care is working with caregivers who typically have received no training in the role. "They...

Nursing home patients can benefit from hospice care.
May 1, 2005... Nursing home patients can benefit from hospice care Expert offers ways to improve hospice access As increasing numbers of older Americans spend their last days in a nursing home, it's important for nursing home staff, as well as...

Newborn home care can improve outcomes.
May 1, 2005... Newborn home care can improve outcomes Provide well-trained staff, resources for moms A newborn is most at risk for jaundice and dehydration during the first 10 days of life, and these conditions mean increased risk for hospitalization...

Careful planning required for new mom and baby.
May 1, 2005... Careful planning required for new mom and baby First, make sure the need is there Before you jump into a new-mom-and-baby program, be sure there is a market for it, suggests Candace Sharkey, RN, MS, executive director of HealthTouch in...

Expert: To ease end of life, embrace death.
May 1, 2005... Expert: To ease end of life, embrace death Culture plays big role in palliative medicine Medicine knows too little about the process of dying. This was among the conclusions reached by a National Institutes of Health (NIH) consensus...

Report shows insurance 'cracks' in diabetes care.
May 1, 2005... Report shows insurance 'cracks' in diabetes care Diabetics find it hard to get and keep insurance During a program at the Washington, DC, office of the Kaiser Family Foundation, the Alexandria, VA-based American Diabetes Association...

Report studies sources of Medicare spending boost.
May 1, 2005... Report studies sources of Medicare spending boost Minority of enrollees consume most resources Recent increases in Medicaid spending have been due largely to rapid increases in the enrollment of low-income families, according to a...