08.11.2015
Clinical Alerts
07.21.2015
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS): Three new palliative care Fast Facts are now available!
The Center to Advance Palliative Care (CAPC) is a national organization dedicated to increasing the availability of quality palliative care services for people facing serious...
07.09.2015
Is a physician’s order required for pulse oximetry in the home?
Despite it’s non-invasive nature, according to CMS and the FDA, hospice clinicians are required to have a physician’s order to obtain pulse oximetry in the...
06.22.2015
Improving Quality at End of Life
Challenges of end-of-life care include primary “physicians’ dearth of training in talking about end-of-life care, lack of reimbursement of such discussions and a definition of...
06.22.2015
Advance directive services begin in a Wisconsin town and may spread nationally
Ninety-six percent of all adult residents of La Crosse, Wisconsin have completed an advance directive. One local physician, concerned about the uncertainty of a patients’...
06.22.2015
Managing end-of-life medications at home – accounts of bereaved family caregivers in the UK
The role of caregivers in the quality of end-of-life care at home is increasingly important. Literature reporting perspectives of caregivers in managing medications at home...
06.05.2015
Opioid-induced Constipation: Two new palliative care Fast Facts are now available!
The Center to Advance Palliative Care (CAPC) is a national organization dedicated to increasing the availability of quality palliative care services for people facing serious...
06.05.2015
Changes in Medicare Costs with the Growth of Hospice Care
Use of hospice services amongst nursing home residents significantly increased between 2004 and 2009 providing an opportunity to examine changes in Medicare expenditures in the...
05.04.2015
Choosing Wisely: Ten Things Physicians and Patients Should Question
Weighing risks vs. benefits when caring for the aging population is of utmost concern in hospice care. The “Choosing Wisely” guidelines developed in 2012 by...