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Preventing Adverse Drug Events in Hospice Care

Hospice News

Documentation errors and a fragmented health system pose the greatest risks for adverse drug events among hospices. McPherson also serves on the board of the American Academy of Hospice and Palliative Medicine (AAHPM). They also need to know which side effects are more concerning and should prompt a call to the hospice.”

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My Journey to Making an ACP Day Event

Life & Death Matters

That is […] The post My Journey to Making an ACP Day Event appeared first on Life and Death Matters. About Me My Idea An idea has been percolating in my head for a year or so now – to host an Advance Care Planning (ACP) Day, where I invite my family, friends, and local community to work on creating their own Advance Care Plan.

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Trustbridge Physician: U.S. Underprepared for More Pandemic-Scale Events

Hospice News

In addition to caring for terminally ill patients on a daily basis, hospice and palliative care physician Dr. Jay Peitzer of Trustbridge Hospice Care is the chief medical officer on a Disaster Medical Assistance Team (DMAT) for the U.S. What drew you to hospice and palliative care? You came to the hospice space around 1988.

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Psychological Trauma Can Worsen Symptom Burden at End-of-Life

Hospice News

Hospices need a greater understanding of both the depth of these patients’ suffering and the scope of their unique needs to improve trauma-informed care delivery, Kotwal said at the American Academy of Hospice and Palliative Medicine (AAHPM) and the Hospice & Palliative Nurses Association (HPNA) Annual Assembly.

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Many Hospices Need to Step Up Disaster Planning

Hospice News

Many hospices may be unprepared to cope with a large-scale disaster or a future pandemic. Operators need to be prepared to deliver care and support their communities’ responses to catastrophic events. Last year, The Joint Commission implemented similar requirements for hospices. Increasingly, this factors into compliance.

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HAP Foundation, NORC: Structural Racism Impedes Access to Hospice, Palliative Care

Hospice News

Black Americans are frequently denied access to hospice and palliative care due to structural racism, and many of those communities lack sufficient information to make end-of-life care decisions, new research has found. Access to hospice and palliative care is perceived as lacking. I’ll say the obvious, racism. were Hispanic; 1.8%

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A Silent Epidemic: Domestic Violence, Trauma Among Hospice Patients, Staff

Hospice News

Many seniors have experienced some form of trauma or abuse in their lifetime, which can carry impacts for those both delivering and receiving hospice care. This is the first of a two-part series that will examine the challenges that hospice patients and employees face related to abuse and trauma experiences and how providers respond.

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