Hospice Management Advisor articles from October 2008

Hospice Management Advisor archives from October 2008

Keep a full staff: Make your hospice attractive to mature nurses.
October 1, 2008... Keep a full staff: Make your hospice attractive to mature nurses Flexible schedules, input in job are keys to keeping experienced staff An aging workforce and a nursing shortage might seem like the perfect storm for the health care...

Class provides insight into caregiving pros, cons.
October 1, 2008... Class provides insight into caregiving pros, cons Teach family-by-family to address individual needs A class for caregivers was established at the University of Minnesota, Fairview in Minneapolis because caring for an ill family member...

Mass customization discussed for EOL care.(end-of-life care)
October 1, 2008... Mass customization discussed for EOL care Article cites need for standards, cost-containment As the baby boomers age, medicine is allowing us to live longer, but perhaps sicker, managing chronic disease with medication and replacing...

Bringing education into end-of-life issues.
October 1, 2008... Bringing education into end-of-life issues End-of-life issues should be discussed while people are in good health. Just as people prepare for birth, it is important to prepare for death. The topic needs to be part of the health care...

Don't overreact to threat of MRSA.(methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus )
October 1, 2008... Don't overreact to threat of MRSA But don't let employees be needlessly exposed, either Do you assume that employees with methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) skin infections need to be routinely excluded from work? This...

Hospice organization files suit to stop CMS rule.
October 1, 2008... Hospice organization files suit to stop CMS rule Injunction requested to prevent cuts in Medicare payments The National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization (NHPCO) has filed a lawsuit to stop a Centers for Medicare and Medicaid...

Researchers evaluate chemo at the end of life.
October 1, 2008... Researchers evaluate chemo at the end of life Less chemotherapy allows for better quality of life and easier transition toward death for cancer patients in the last phases of life, according to researchers at Virginia Commonwealth...

Journal Review: Constipation caused by opioids treated with MTX.
October 1, 2008... Constipation caused by opioids treated with MTX Source: Thomas J, Karver S, and Cooney GA, et al. Methylnaltrexone for opioid-induced constipation in advanced illness. N Engl J Med. 2008; 358:2,332-2,343. In the adverse effects induced...

Palliative care saves money, study says.
October 1, 2008... Palliative care saves money, study says A palliative care program can save hospitals an average of at least $279 per day, up to $374 per day, according to a study of eight hospitals by the Center to Advance Palliative Care and the National...

Resource for your staff on how to reduce stress.
October 1, 2008... Resource for your staff on how to reduce stress In general, studies of nurses have found that dealing with death and dying, as well as dealing with difficult or seriously ill patients, are factors linked with stress. A new free...