Web sites quick link to information
Web sites quick link to information
There are Web sites on the Internet that focus on topics of interest to people involved in hospice care. Following is a list of a few sites you might want to access:• American Health Consultants.
http://www.ahcpub.comThis site is a compilation of information contained in more than 70 newsletters done by AHC, the publishers of Hospice Management Advisor. The site will offer you a direct look at hot news that could affect you, your patients, and your facility.
• Hands of Hospice.
http://dbserver.com/sqlnut/sp/db/forum? client=gatorThis site links users to a hospice chat room, information on hospices around the world, employment information, and a question and answer forum where professionals, as well as lay people, pose questions.
• Hospice Home Page.
http://www-acc.scu.edu/~dlarson/ hhp.htmlxDale Larson, PhD, associate professor and director of the graduate Health Psychology Program at Santa Clara (CA) University has assembled a collection of ideas from hospices across the country. Categories include: alliances and networking, bereavement, clinical, community education, fundraising, marketing and referrals, special programs, staff support, team, and volunteers.
• NHO Home Page.
http://www.nho.orgThe National Hospice Organization based in Arlington, VA, sponsors this site. Information on the site includes end-of-life issues, conference listings, discussion groups, and links to home pages for hospices across the country.
• Hospice Web.
http://www.teleport.com/~hospiceThis site helps people find a hospice in their area, answers frequently asked questions about hospice, and offers access to hospice Web sites across the country. Any hospice can be listed. Simply enter a description of your hospice program. A section called "hospice hotlinks" connects people with such information as a directory of bereavement and support groups across the United States and death, dying, and grief resources.
• OncoLink Psychosocial Support and Personal Experiences.
http://www.oncolink.upenn.edu/ psychosocialOncoLink targets cancer patients and caregivers with information on spirituality, coping with loss and grief, end-of-life issues, support groups, pain management, and general coping strategies.
The above sites are only a small sampling of those that hospice managers will find beneficial. These sites often have links to other useful Web sites.
[Editors note: For more information on Web sites, read The Online Guide to Healthcare Management & Medicine by Douglas Goldstein and Joyce Flory. The book provides information on the best on-line sites, resources, and services in health care management, pharmaceuticals, family medicine, patient education, emerging health care trends, diagnostic testing, home health care, finanacial management, and telemedicine. The cost is $24.95 plus $3.25 shipping and handling and state sales tax, if applicable. To order, contact Irwin Professional Publishing, 1333 Burr Ridge Parkway, Burr Ridge, IL 60521. Telephone: (800) 634-3966. Fax: (800) 926-9495.]
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