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Growth House News
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Health Reform in a New Era: Options for the Obama Administration
Karen Davis of the Commonwealth Fund outlines several realistic scenarios on health reform options for the Obama administration:
(Fri, 7 Nov 2008 18:55:00 GMT)
Washington Voters Pass Death with Dignity Act
Assisted suicide measure passed by a vote of 58.68% (yes) to 41.32% (no).
(Fri, 7 Nov 2008 18:16:00 GMT)
Harvard PCEP program accepting applications
The Harvard Medical School Program in Palliative Care Education and Practice (PCEP) is accepting applications for its 2009 trainings. The deadline is January 30, 2009.
(Sat, 18 Oct 2008 20:07:00 GMT)
HFA Teleconference on Diversity and End-Of-Life-Care
Hospice Foundation of America is registering sites for its upcoming videoconference on Diversity and End-Of-Life Care.
(Fri, 17 Oct 2008 18:16:00 GMT)
Bill introduced to improve access to investigational drugs by terminally ill patients
Sen. Sam Brownback (R-Kans.) and Rep. Diane Watson (D-Calif.) have introduced the Access, Compassion, Care, and Ethics for Seriously Ill Patients Act (ACCESS) to make it easier for terminally ill patients to use treatments in the investigational phase of Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval.
(Fri, 23 May 2008 10:45:00 GMT)
OIG Presents Ways to Improve Quality of Nursing Home Care
Lewis Morris, Chief Counsel to the Inspector General, testified before Congress on ways to improve the quality of nursing home care.
(Sat, 17 May 2008 19:50:00 GMT)
Nursing home enforcement needs to get tougher, study says
Center for Medicare Advocacy review of nursing home enforcement decisions shows that serious deficiencies often get only modest fines and penalties, calls for tougher action.
(Fri, 16 May 2008 20:13:00 GMT)
Inspectors Often Overlook Serious Deficiencies at U.S. Nursing Homes, GAO Report Finds
State nursing home inspectors miss or minimize deficiencies such as malnutrition, severe bedsores, overuse of medications and abuse that pose threats to patients, according to a report by the Govenment Accountability Office .
(Thu, 15 May 2008 9:50:00 GMT)
FDA approves Relistor for treatment of opioid-induced constipation
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved Relistor™ (methylnaltrexone bromide) subcutaneous injection for the treatment of opioid-induced constipation in patients with advanced illness who are receiving palliative care, when response to laxative therapy has not been sufficient.
(Tue, 6 May 2008 16:41:00 GMT)
Size of the Medicare funding shortfall exceeds that of the mortgage crisis
American Enterprise Institute study says that if Medicare is to pay all of its bills over the next seventy-five years, $36 trillion in general taxes, measured in today's dollars, must be transferred to the trust funds.
(Tue, 6 May 2008 20:50:00 GMT)
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"palliative medicine" - Google News
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A Compassionate Guide to Connecting with and Caring for a Dying ... - Metapsychology
(Tue, 06 Jan 2009 10:13:31 GMT)
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Yahoo! News Search Results for hospice
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Hospice receives donation (The Times-Reporter)
During its recent board meeting, Hospice of Holmes County received a donation of $1,030 from the Holmes County Lodging Council.
(Wed, 07 Jan 2009 04:04:31 GMT)
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NYT > Money & Policy
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Spending Rise for Health Care and Prescription Drugs Slows
National health spending grew in 2007 at the lowest rate in nine years, mainly because prescription drug spending increased at the slowest pace since 1963.
(Tue, 06 Jan 2009 07:01:56 GMT)
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BMC Palliative Care - Latest articles
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Bereavement help-seeking following an 'expected' death: a cross-sectional randomised face-to-face population survey
Background:
This study examines the prevalence and nature of bereavement help-seeking among the population who experienced an "expected" death in the five years before their survey response. Such whole population data are not limited by identification through previous access to specific services nor practitioners.
Methods:
In a randomised, cross-sectional, state-wide population-based survey, 6034 people over two years completed face-to-face interviews in South Australia by trained interviewers using piloted questions (74.2% participation rate). Respondent demographics, type of grief help sought, and circumstantial characteristics were collected. Uni- and multi-variate logistic regression models were created.
Results:
One in three people (1965/6034) had experienced an 'expected' death of someone close to them in the last five years. Thirteen per cent sought help for their grief from one or more: friend/family members (10.7%); grief counselors (2.2%); spiritual advisers (1.9%); nurses/doctors (1.5%). Twenty five respondents (1.3%) had not sought, but would have valued help with their grief.
In multi-variate regression modeling, those who sought professional help (3.4% of the bereaved) had provided more intense care (OR 5.39; CI 1.94 to14.98; p<0.001), identified that they were less able to 'move on' with their lives (OR 7.08; CI 2.49 to 20.13; p=0.001) and were more likely not to be in full- or part-time work (OR 3.75; CI 2.31 - 11.82; p=0.024; Nagelkerke's R2 = 0.33).
Conclusion:
These data provide a whole-of-population baseline of bereavement help-seeking. The uniquely identified group who wished they had sought help is one where potentially significant health gains could be made as we seek to understand better any improved health outcomes as a result of involving bereavement services.
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Medicare.gov Site Updates
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Medicare.gov Data Updates
This week the data for the following tools was updated on Medicare.gov:
Medicare Options Compare
Medicare Prescription Drug Plan Finder
Nursing Home Compare
Physician and Other Healthcare Professionals Directory
Home Health Compare
Hospital Compare
Helpful Contacts.
(Thu, 18 Dec 2008 11:09:45 GMT)
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"united states" "health care policy" - Google News
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CNN’s Gupta tops surgeon general list - Atlanta Journal Constitution
(Wed, 07 Jan 2009 08:03:59 GMT)
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James Hallenbeck, M.D.
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Palliative Care and the Cult of Cure
In 2003 the American National Consensus Guideline project defined palliative care as that aspect of Medicine that works to relieve suffering and promote quality of life. That’s fine, as far as it goes, although the definition includes a lot of...
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