Author: United States. Health Care Financing AdministrationPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Hospice care
Languages : en
Pages : 6
Book Description
Medicare Hospice Benefits
Author: United States. Health Care Financing AdministrationPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Hospice care
Languages : en
Pages : 6
Book Description
Medicare Hospice Manual
Author: Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Hospices (Terminal care)
Languages : en
Pages : 178
Book Description
Dying in America
Author: Institute of MedicinePublisher: National Academies Press
ISBN: 0309303133
Category : Medical
Languages : en
Pages : 638
Book Description
For patients and their loved ones, no care decisions are more profound than those made near the end of life. Unfortunately, the experience of dying in the United States is often characterized by fragmented care, inadequate treatment of distressing symptoms, frequent transitions among care settings, and enormous care responsibilities for families. According to this report, the current health care system of rendering more intensive services than are necessary and desired by patients, and the lack of coordination among programs increases risks to patients and creates avoidable burdens on them and their families. Dying in America is a study of the current state of health care for persons of all ages who are nearing the end of life. Death is not a strictly medical event. Ideally, health care for those nearing the end of life harmonizes with social, psychological, and spiritual support. All people with advanced illnesses who may be approaching the end of life are entitled to access to high-quality, compassionate, evidence-based care, consistent with their wishes. Dying in America evaluates strategies to integrate care into a person- and family-centered, team-based framework, and makes recommendations to create a system that coordinates care and supports and respects the choices of patients and their families. The findings and recommendations of this report will address the needs of patients and their families and assist policy makers, clinicians and their educational and credentialing bodies, leaders of health care delivery and financing organizations, researchers, public and private funders, religious and community leaders, advocates of better care, journalists, and the public to provide the best care possible for people nearing the end of life.
Background Materials on Medicare Hospice Benefit, Including Description of Proposed Implementing Regulations
Author: The Medicare Hospice Benefit
Author: Vivian Ho HamiltonPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Hospice care
Languages : en
Pages : 252
Book Description
Implementation of the Medicare Hospice Benefit
Author: United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Finance. Subcommittee on HealthPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Hospice care
Languages : en
Pages : 300
Book Description
Medicare Hospice Manual
Author: United States. Health Care Financing AdministrationPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Hospices (Terminal care)
Languages : en
Pages : 144
Book Description
Medicare Hospice Management
Author: Cathy D. OttPublisher: HC Pro, Inc.
ISBN: 1601465823
Category : Medical
Languages : en
Pages : 194
Book Description
Medicare Hospice Benefits
Author: Approaching Death
Author: Committee on Care at the End of LifePublisher: National Academies Press
ISBN: 0309518253
Category : Medical
Languages : en
Pages : 425
Book Description
When the end of life makes its inevitable appearance, people should be able to expect reliable, humane, and effective caregiving. Yet too many dying people suffer unnecessarily. While an "overtreated" dying is feared, untreated pain or emotional abandonment are equally frightening. Approaching Death reflects a wide-ranging effort to understand what we know about care at the end of life, what we have yet to learn, and what we know but do not adequately apply. It seeks to build understanding of what constitutes good care for the dying and offers recommendations to decisionmakers that address specific barriers to achieving good care. This volume offers a profile of when, where, and how Americans die. It examines the dimensions of caring at the end of life: Determining diagnosis and prognosis and communicating these to patient and family. Establishing clinical and personal goals. Matching physical, psychological, spiritual, and practical care strategies to the patient's values and circumstances. Approaching Death considers the dying experience in hospitals, nursing homes, and other settings and the role of interdisciplinary teams and managed care. It offers perspectives on quality measurement and improvement, the role of practice guidelines, cost concerns, and legal issues such as assisted suicide. The book proposes how health professionals can become better prepared to care well for those who are dying and to understand that these are not patients for whom "nothing can be done."