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NPHI Builds Resources to Enhance Support for Cancer Patients

Hospice News

And if you go online and start looking for information, you’re going to find a lot of stuff, but how are you going to know that it’s the right stuff?,” “As a practicing clinician, I will tell you that when I meet patients, if somebody’s really sick with cancer, it’s an overwhelming experience.

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Asian-American Communities Face ‘Digital Divide’ in Health Equity, Hospice Care

Hospice News

Hospices need a culturally-informed approach to close digital gaps among AANHPI communities that impact their dying experiences, Tsze stated. Many AANHPI communities struggle to get online because of limited internet and broadband access.

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3 Quality Keys Driving Hospice Staff, Family Caregiver Satisfaction

Hospice News

Researchers employed a natural language processing methodology which dug into various caregiver and staff online review channels such as experiences provided in Google reviews and employee feedback from Glassdoor.

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Pediatric Palliative Care Providers Seek to Improve Parental Engagement

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While pediatric palliative care nurses were viewed as helpful in addressing the needs of children with serious illnesses, “service gaps” were found in terms of a need for better medical care collaboration and coordination of supportive resources and information, researchers indicated.

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Deathwives Founders: Death Doulas Fill End-of-Life Care Gaps, Ease Strain on Hospice Staff

Hospice News

In time, the organization expanded to include the virtual Deathfolx platform, its Deathschool program, and an online grief community. It’s also an opportunity to advocate patient needs to hospice staff by sharing information learned during sessions. It’s a benefit that we give and try to work with providers on expanding.

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Innovation Keeps Hospice Philanthropy Afloat Despite COVID

Hospice News

For example, when their annual fundraiser was postponed due to sheltering in place, Hospice and Palliative Care of Western Kentucky created an online event website as an alternative. The site featured an online silent auction and social media photo postings to encourage participation in a Kentucky Derby-related fundraiser.

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Startup Buried in Work Seeks to Aid Families with End-Of-Life Burdens

Hospice News

So it’s an online resource that they can link back to from their websites. And you want them to include information across multiple categories. We provide information but do not act as somebody’s law firm. We want to give people the information so they can either do it themselves or get educated on what they need.

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