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GeriPal: What a nursing assistant will tell us...if we ask
Posted: 29 Jan 2010 01:34 PM PST
A friend recently forwarded me an update to a story first reported...
Geripal Blog: "Thoughts on Preventative Medicine"
Tuesday December 1, 2009:
You can prevent Heart Attacks
You can prevent Strokes
You can...
Geripal Blog: "Penalizing Hospitals for Readmissions: Unintended Consequences?"
Tuesday December 1, 2009: Medicare recently started publicly reporting hospital readmission...
Palliative Care Success Blog: "Engage with Grace-- Communicating End-of-Life Wishes"
Some conversations are easier than others
Last Thanksgiving weekend, many of us bloggers...
Geripal Blog: "How should costs fit into the conversation about end-of-life care?"
November 23, 2009: Diane Meier just tweeted: "60 minutes misses the point- palliative...
Geripal Blog: Dying in 14 Minutes of 60 Minutes
November 22, 2009: CBS did a segment entitled "The Cost Of Dying" on...
New Health Dialogue Blog: Dying Well Beats Dying Badly. And Expensively
This post from Joanne Kenen on November 20, 2009 reviews some recent news in palliative care...
The New Health Dialogue Blog: "Health Care: Time for a Serious Discussion
This link is to a guest blog post (November 6, 2009) by Dr. Ira Byock, director of palliative...
About.com Pallliative Care Blog: Moments with Baxter: the Hospice Angel
The most recent (November 18) blog entry from Angela Morrow, RN about a hospice dog, Baxter, who...
Palliative Care Success Blog: Building a Hospice and Palliative Medicine (HPM) Medical Staff
Thursday October 29, 2009: A former colleague with many years of hospital executive...