The Monthly Membership Publication of the National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization
November 2012
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Inside
ACOs: Are You Ready?
Accountable Care Organizations are one part of a national health care overhaul to cut costs and increase quality—and their numbers are growing! This article reviews the basic structure of ACOs, but devotes more discussion to the role your hospice can play and a suggested plan of action if that’s the path you wish to pursue. continued on next page
How a Veteran’s Experience Can Inform Bereavement Practice
Through the stories of George, Jim and Mike, Bereavement Services Director Beth McGuire shows us how a Veteran’s military service can help the hospice clinician better assess and understand the grief reactions that may need to be addressed as part of a plan of care.
Short Takes:
• Serving Veterans: A Tool to Help Evaluate Your Performance • Now Live—ehospice.com
A Message From Don Member News and Notes Compliance Tip of the Month Videos Worth Watching News From FHSSA
Hospice in the Continuum
Since 2003, Kansas City Hospice and Palliative Care has launched a range of specialized services that were lacking in its service area, including Palliative Home Care and Palliative Medicine programs. President/CEO Elaine McIntosh discusses the ambitious expansion as well as the fiscal challenges of providing palliative care.
Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of NewsLine - November 2012