Hospice Management Advisor Archives – October 1, 2008
October 1, 2008
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Keep a full staff: Make your hospice attractive to mature nurses
An aging workforce and a nursing shortage might seem like the perfect storm for the health care industry, but all areas of health care, including hospice organizations, have found ways to attract, retain, and make the best use of experience that comes with age. -
Class provides insight into caregiving pros, cons
A class for caregivers was established at the University of Minnesota, Fairview in Minneapolis because caring for an ill family member is becoming common practice as more people are treated as outpatients. -
Mass customization discussed for EOL care
As the baby boomers age, medicine is allowing us to live longer, but perhaps sicker, managing chronic disease with medication and replacing parts that have broken down with a combination of medical devices and surgeries. -
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. -
Don't overreact to threat of MRSA
Do you assume that employees with methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) skin infections need to be routinely excluded from work? -
Hospice organization files suit to stop CMS rule
The National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization (NHPCO) has filed a lawsuit to stop a Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) rule that would cut hospice reimbursement rates. -
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 University Massey Cancer Center. -
Journal Review: Constipation caused by opioids treated with MTX
In the adverse effects induced by opioid therapy, constipation is singular in its persistence. -
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 Palliative Care Research Center. -
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.