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Palliative Care Grand Rounds | GeriPal - Geriatrics and Palliative Care Blog

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Wednesday, October 7, 2009. Palliative Care Grand Rounds. Welcome to Palliative Care Grand Rounds. This monthly blog carnival highlights some of the best and most interesting blog posts related to palliative care. Grand Rounds are published on the first Wednesday of every month. As this month's host of Palliative Care Grand Rounds, we will give our own " GeriPal. Death Panels and Health Care Reform. Which had a great article. About her experience being newly diagnosed with ovarian cancer with a copy of "...

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Palliative Care Grand Rounds 1.4. Is up this morning! My Grief Adventure - An adjunct to The Mom and Me Journals dot Net. Wednesday, May 6, 2009. Palliative Care Grand Rounds 1.4. Is up this morning! I've already announced its debut over at Mom and Me. But, since this is the umbrella journal that contains the posts I submitted to (and that were chosen for) this edition of PCGR. I figured I'd better announce it here, too. It's a grand, grand round.hosted at a. This month's issue of PCGR. Is loaded (as the...

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Palliative Care Success: Building Blocks of a High-Performing Hospice Medical Staff

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A commentary on how palliative care programs and palliative medicine physicians can play a role in the improvement of advanced illness management in the US. Tuesday, March 31, 2015. Building Blocks of a High-Performing Hospice Medical Staff. I wouldn't want to wager a hospice's existence against it. So the hospices of the future will likely be larger. And with size comes the need for a medical staff structure that enables access and quality. Maintain relentless focus on capturing information on physician...

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Palliative Care Success: Hospice Industry Data from NHPCO - A Look Back Five Years

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A commentary on how palliative care programs and palliative medicine physicians can play a role in the improvement of advanced illness management in the US. Saturday, October 23, 2010. Hospice Industry Data from NHPCO - A Look Back Five Years. As Dr Christian Sinclair pointed out in a recent post. On the blog Pallimed, the 2010 edition of the NHPCO report. Facts and Figures: Hospice Care in America. Was short of surprises when compared to data from last year's report. The size of hospices remained small ...

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Palliative Care Success: Use of Hospice Benefit has Slowed – What This Means for Palliative Care

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A commentary on how palliative care programs and palliative medicine physicians can play a role in the improvement of advanced illness management in the US. Wednesday, April 1, 2015. Use of Hospice Benefit has Slowed – What This Means for Palliative Care. A recent analysis of Medicare claims by Healthcare Market Resources found that enrollment onto the hospice benefit has plateaued (see blog post Hospice Utilization: Is Hospice Stuck in a Rut? What does the evidence suggest? In utilization rates ,. To be...

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Palliative Care Success: Salary Compression Stalls Growth of Hospice and Palliative Medicine Specialty

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A commentary on how palliative care programs and palliative medicine physicians can play a role in the improvement of advanced illness management in the US. Thursday, April 2, 2015. Salary Compression Stalls Growth of Hospice and Palliative Medicine Specialty. Hospices and hospital-sponsored palliative care programs are experiencing increased demand for physician services in clinical and quasi-administrative capacities (read here. Some hospices, and a few hospital-based palliative programs, have implemen...

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Palliative Care Success: Accountable Palliative Care Organizations - Best Hope to Improve Late-Life Care?

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A commentary on how palliative care programs and palliative medicine physicians can play a role in the improvement of advanced illness management in the US. Wednesday, February 18, 2015. Accountable Palliative Care Organizations - Best Hope to Improve Late-Life Care? How can we see further improvement in end-of-life care? Simply, the key elements of an APCO are:. A Chief Palliative Care Officer (full-time physician credentialed in hospice and palliative medicine) accountable for palliative care services ...

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Palliative Care Success: November 2011

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A commentary on how palliative care programs and palliative medicine physicians can play a role in the improvement of advanced illness management in the US. Monday, November 28, 2011. Improving Performance in Late-Life Care - A Modest Effort Starts in Philadelphia. I’m working with a small group of Philadelphia-area. The Philadelphia region’s performance similarly lagged. T least one indicator shows Philadelphia to be performing better than national benchmarks – while 41.9% of those who die in ...While f...

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In Sane Grief: 05/03/2009 - 05/10/2009

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My Grief Adventure - An adjunct to The Mom and Me Journals dot Net. Saturday, May 9, 2009. PS to the Mother's Day Post. I wrote very early this morning at the main journal. Something I forgot to mention:. If I'm planning any major change to my appearance [coloring or drastically changing my hair; plastic surgery; significant weight gain or loss; a tattoo within portrait range; having an ear amputated (she snickered at this one)], wait until my appearance has stabilized before having a passport photo take...