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‘Normalizing’ Trauma-Informed Hospice Care Delivery

Hospice News

Stakeholders and advocacy organizations recently collaborated to develop stronger trauma-informed care delivery guidelines that help hospices better address violence, abuse and neglect among serious and terminally ill populations. Navigating trauma-informed care can be a challenging feat for hospice providers, according to Walsh.

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Awareness, Education Keys to Trauma-Informed Hospice Care

Hospice News

The third is moving away from a very medicalized approach and focusing on what conversations help us get informed on trauma in the past and present.” Misunderstandings around trauma-informed care are common among health care organizations, McKinnis stated. In order to provide trauma-informed care, we need to first give it to ourselves.

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Breaking the Silence: The Mounting Need for Trauma-Informed Hospice Care

Hospice News

Breaking down the barriers to stronger trauma-informed end-of-life care requires heightened awareness, legislative action and improved care delivery approaches. Challenges in providing trauma-informed care Calls are growing louder to expose and address the silent epidemic of violence and abuse, Fisher indicated.

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Essential caregiver tools that help you avoid health care surprises and stay informed!

Caregiver Warrior

The post Essential caregiver tools that help you avoid health care surprises and stay informed! We all want to avoid surprises. Here are some great tips for getting the info you need to be prepared! appeared first on Caregiver Warrior.

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Best Practices for Sharing Protected Health Information (PHI)

Explore essential topics in this ebook, including what constitutes PHI and how to identify it using 18 indicators. Gain insights into the importance of safeguarding PHI to protect patient privacy and learn about the severe consequences of HIPAA violations.

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Covid-19 Vaccine Information for 2024

Elder Care Matters

Covid-19 Vaccine Information for 2024 Now is the perfect time to review the current senior COVID-19 vaccine options. … The post Covid-19 Vaccine Information for 2024 appeared first on Elder Care Directory - ElderCareMatters.com.

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Should Healthcare Providers Give Law Enforcement Protected Health Information When Informally Requested? Congress Says No.

Healthcare Law Insights blog

For years, law enforcement has bypassed traditional means of securing evidence by informal requests for documents from witnesses of crimes. At some point, that practice bled over into informal requests for healthcare providers’ documents, including documents reflecting protected health information (PHI).