NewsLine - January 2012 - (Page 1)
The Monthly Membership Publication of the National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization
January 2012
Inside
Advocacy, Quality and Regulatory in 2012
Three senior staff from NHPCO’s Office of Health Policy answer more than a dozen specific questions to help address many of the issues on members’ minds.
What the New Year Requires
Highlights From 2011
Despite the increasing demands and challenges, 2011 represented an impressive body of work that reflects collaboration and a strong and purposeful focus on care at the bedside. We look back—with convenient links to many resources.
Hospice in the Continuum
Hospice at Home introduced a Palliative Care Service in 2006 and a Transitions program in 2009—and both are having a very positive impact on hospice referrals and lengths of stay. Melinda Graham, the director of development and strategic initiatives, explains.
The Voice of NCHPP
Terri Maxwell and Sue Zimmerman from the NCHPP QAPI Section provide guidance on the new quality reporting requirements.
By J. Donald Schumacher, PsyD s we start a new year, let me thank you for the profound difference you make in the lives of the people you care for and in the communities you live. You ensure that people nearing the end of life do so with support, dignity and compassion; that families are able to step out of the shadow that death so often leaves.
NHPCO 2012 Board of Directors Atul Gawande to Deliver Plenary at March MLC Regulatory Tip of the Month Upcoming Educational Offerings Recent Videos Worth Watching Resource Links to Bookmark
Nowhere in the world are there professionals or volunteers more proficient at providing high quality, patient and family-centered care at the end of life. There is no question that we—the unified hospice and palliative care community—are the leading experts in caring for people facing serious, advanced and life-limiting illnesses. However, in order to maintain our standing as the experts, we must respond to the challenges and be willing to adapt to the changing world around us.
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Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of NewsLine - January 2012
What the New Year Requires From All of Us
Highlights From 2011
What Lies Ahead
Hospice in the Continuum
The Voice of NCHPP
Preparing for Quality Reporting
Resources on the New “Countdown to Quality Reporting” Webpage
Atul Gawande to Deliver Plenary at March MLC
NHPCO 2012 Board of Directors
Expert Guidance from NewsLine in 2011
Experience the ACHC Difference (display ad)
Regulatory Tip of the Month
Educational Offerings
Resource Links to Bookmark
Videos Worth Watching
NHF Newsletter
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