06.22.2023
Palliative Pearls
05.23.2023
PEPPER Provides Early Warning of Audit Risk for Hospices
Fewer than half of hospices are prepared for a federal audit or document request. That’s a troubling statistic as scrutiny from federal regulators is on...
04.24.2023
Forest or Trees? Overlooked Contributors to Troublesome Symptoms in Dementia Care
Enclara Senior Clinical Manager, Genoveva “Hennie” Garza, MS Pharm, RPh, has over two decades of experience building collaborative relationships with nurses, physicians and other health...
03.22.2023
Shark in The Water: Assessing Serotonin Toxicity Risk In Hospice & Palliative Care
Have you or someone in your household ever yelled, “shark in the water” to let others know there is a sharp knife in the soapy...
02.27.2023
Dementia Medications & Deprescribing: A Revision
This month, we revisit a popular Palliative Pearls case published in April 2017. We have incorporated guidance from recently published literature along with revisions for...
01.18.2023
Palliative Care Medications: Five Facts Patients and Caregivers Ought to Know
One of the core values of hospice is engaging patients and their family members in care decisions as much as possible. That includes medication management....
12.16.2022
Top 3 Clinical Case Studies and Reviews in 2022 from Enclara Pharmacia
Palliative care has different goals than curative care, particularly for hospice patients nearing the end of life. It can be difficult to find pharmacological guidance...
11.22.2022
Depression Management Case
NW is an 80-year-old female admitted to hospice yesterday with a primary diagnosis of congestive heart failure. Her co-morbidities include hypertension and coronary artery disease....
10.26.2022
Recognizing Delirium in Home Hospice
In this month’s Palliative Pearls Case Study we explore how to screen, prevent and treat symptoms of delirium. Learn how common drugs or their side...