Hospice Care Consultants are an Extension of Your Team
Hospice Care Consultants are an Extension of Your Team
August 18, 2021

Five ways to leverage hospice care consultants for your ease and the comfort of your patients. Hospice care is provided by an interdisciplinary team that ...

Setting Professional Boundaries Protects the Patient and Healthcare Provider
Setting Professional Boundaries Protects the Patient and Healthcare Provider
August 09, 2021

Professional boundaries within healthcare are established to set limits to the provider-patient relationship. They are informed or set by legal, ethical and ...

Beyond Hospitals and Primary Care: How Risk-Bearing Entities Can Think About Post-Acute
Beyond Hospitals and Primary Care: How Risk-Bearing Entities Can Think About Post-Acute
August 06, 2021

As more health systems and provider groups take on risks for their patient lives and the total cost of care, all areas of the health continuum are coming under ...

When Treatment Needs to be More Than Pharmacy, Music Therapy is There
When Treatment Needs to be More Than Pharmacy, Music Therapy is There
July 29, 2021

As recent events at the Tokyo Summer Olympics tell us, wellbeing and health aren’t just physical. As we enter our 18th month of the pandemic, Americans are ...

Providing the Best Care Begins with Acknowledging the Background of Our Patients
Providing the Best Care Begins with Acknowledging the Background of Our Patients
July 13, 2021

Understanding the unique beliefs, traditions, expectations, and desires of the patients and families we serve can make an impact on the care that we provide ...

Utilization of Hospice Can Save More than $6,000 Per Patient and Increase Quality Metrics
Utilization of Hospice Can Save More than $6,000 Per Patient and Increase Quality Metrics
July 13, 2021

Accountable Care Organizations, Managed Care Organizations, and other delegated risk providers know that spending on Medicare Beneficiaries in their last year ...

How to Work with Families Who Challenge Us
How to Work with Families Who Challenge Us
July 08, 2021

As healthcare providers, our goal is to support patients and their families through what can be a very difficult ordeal. We are meeting families sometimes at ...

The Gift of Truth: Having Difficult Conversations
The Gift of Truth: Having Difficult Conversations
July 01, 2021

Difficult conversations are a normal part of almost any 12-hour shift when working in critical care or other acute hospital setting. No professional expects ...

PharmSmart: Two thousand and two, two thousand and three . . . Why can’t I sleep?
PharmSmart: Two thousand and two, two thousand and three . . . Why can’t I sleep?
June 18, 2021

Sleep disorders are very common in society today - including patients receiving hospice care. Pain, anxiety, and depression are frequently present along with ...

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