End-Stage Heart Failure–A Person-Centered Approach to Care
Over time, health care, including hospice care, has become [...]
Recognizing the Impact of Volunteers in Home Health, Hospice, and Senior Living
Discover how volunteers enhance care and satisfaction, as well as the importance of recognizing their positive impacts..
How to Build a World-Class Hospice Volunteer Program
Great volunteers are essential for exceptional hospice care, but building a world-class volunteer program requires strategy, tactics, and a change in mindset for some.
Care Across the Health Care Continuum: Communication and Education are the Keys to Success
Providing care in the right place, at the right time, and by the right provider can only be possible by working together across the health care continuum—and it starts with clear communication and education.
Holding Onto the Heart of Hospice While Embracing Standardized Quality Outcomes
For many of us, the opportunity to journey with others as they face serious illness and the end of life in their own unique way is what drew us to hospice in the first place. Will the need to report the same data on every patient mean that individualized care must go by the wayside? Let’s explore that concern a bit.
The Path to Successfully Navigating OASIS-E, Begin With the End in Mind!
As a health care leader, I know you [...]
Opening the Envelope: Understanding the Hospice Care Index Inaugural Report
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services have published the inaugural report for the Hospice Care Index. Are you diving into your results or delaying even taking a peek?
OIG Audits of Hospice Eligibility Are Coming in FY 2023–Are You Ready?
The OIG announced a new focused audit that will be conducted in FY 2023. The audit focuses on beneficiary eligibility for hospice services in the absence of a recent hospital encounter. How will your organization respond to this news?
Together, We are Better, Stronger, and Safer: Preventing Health Care Harm in Home Care and Hospice
The Institute for Healthcare Improvement (IHI) spearheads National Patient Safety Week each year, seeking to encourage everyone to learn more about health care safety and the steps we can take to protect ourselves and our patients from harm.
Want to Increase Your Hospice Agency’s Quality Scores? Commit to Education!
Knowledgeable nurses are instrumental in improving outcomes for patients and families (and, therefore, your quality scores). But how do you balance the benefits of increased education for your nurses with the cost?
Honoring Veterans at the End of Life: How to Care for Those Who’ve Served
November is National Hospice Hospice and Palliative Care Month. Here's how we can honor all veterans who served our country at the end of life.
Nature’s Underrated Role in Client Care and the End-of-Life Experience
When was the last time you spent time [...]
