Hospice Management Advisor 2000 Index
Hospice Management Advisor 2000 Index
Alternative therapies
Art therapy: Healing for all generations, DEC:138
Home funerals take root in California, MAY:53
Promote storytelling to help patients open up, SEP:103
Bereavement programs
Effective grieving is the next frontier for outcomes, JAN:5
Eight myths about childhood grief, DEC:135
Hospices face a unique challenge helping adolescents, DEC:133
Employee training
Improved orientation program reduces turnover, NOV:126
Video has its place, but it is limited, APR:41
Fraud and abuse
GAO to examine hospice access under Medicare, AUG:92
Government microscope easing up on hospices, JUL:77
OIG: Limit free care to volunteer-provided support, JUL:75
WSJ shines spotlight on hospice eligibility, AUG:88
Managed care contracting
Make MC contracts hospice-specific, OCT:112
Taking away the reimbursement barrier, MAR:27
Medicare reimbursement
Hard data give hospice advocates an edge, OCT:115
Mission and strategic planning
A new lesson in dying: Prison hospice program gives inmates sense of dignity, AUG:85
Beyond the cookie jar, MAY:49
Can home care nurses provide hospice care? APR:37
Early communication eases blow of discharge, SEP:100
HH and hospice patient: Elderly woman, widowed, APR:45
Look to other segments of health care for solutions to emerging challenges, SEP:97
PBS series shines light on end-of-life issues, DEC:136
Telemedicine promises better care, cost efficiency, JUN:65
Three successful hospice leaders share their strategies, OCT:109
Orientation programs
Improved orientation program reduces turnover, NOV:126
Video has its place, but it is limited, APR:41
Outcomes measurement
Effective grieving is the next frontier for outcomes, JAN:5
Outcome measurement is all in the numbers, JAN:3
Rising pharmacy costs point to the need for hospice outcomes, JAN:1
Palliative care
HAA’s legislative agenda for 2000, APR:40
Hospice needs to get involved in hospital-based palliative care, NOV:121
Poor pain management is deemed elder abuse, APR:44
State coalition explores ways to provide better end-of-life care, MAR:25
Teach MDs to spread palliative care message, MAR:28
Patient care
Is your patient at risk of suicide? JAN:6
Learn to spot spiritual conflict, MAR:30
Pharmacy costs
Rising pharmacy costs point to the need for hospice outcomes, JAN:1
Physician relations
Cultivate referrals with education, communication, JUL:79
EPEC gets financial boost to continue doc training, AUG:90
New hotlines give docs needed assistance in pain management, JUL:73
Teach MDs to spread palliative care message, MAR:28
Teach physicians how to use CPO codes, NOV:128
Referrals
Be wary of OIG concerns, FEB:20
Cultivate referrals with education, communication, JUL:79
Lack of education hindering NH referrals, FEB:17
Teach physicians how to use CPO codes, NOV:128
Regulatory issues
Are you ready? Workplace rules have changed for employers, FEB:13
Be wary of OIG concerns, FEB:20
Blue Cross proposes new decline’ policy, FEB:21
Down to the wire: Cost reports are as close as five months away, JUN:61
Florida considers dropping certificate of need, MAY:51
GAO to examine hospice access under Medicare, AUG:92
Hard data give hospice advocates an edge, OCT:115
Look to other segments of health care for solutions to emerging challenges, SEP:97
OIG releases eight new safe harbors, JAN:9
OIG: Hospices can offer certain free services, JUN:67
OIG: Limit free care to volunteer-provided support, JUL:75
Taking away the reimbursement barrier, MAR:27
Three successful hospice leaders share their strategies, OCT:109
Workplace rules: A breakdown, FEB:16
WSJ shines spotlight on hospice eligibility, AUG:88
Salaries
Hospice administrator salaries are on the rise, NOV:123
Volunteer programs
OIG: Limit free care to volunteer support, JUL:75
Review the R’s of your volunteer program, MAR:32
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