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3 Ways to Cultivate Patient-Centric Hospice Care and Provide Emotional Support
Social and emotional support plays a key role in healthcare, with improved social integration and emotional interaction both having positive effects on overall patient outcomes.1 For hospices navigating the shift to patient-centered care models, this is especially critical, since the provision of consistent and compassionate emotional support can help improve the end-of-life experience for both […]
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3 Ways EHRs Can Help with Hospice Workflow and Communication
In a hospice setting, workflow and communication can be some of the biggest pain points. The recent move toward remote work has complicated matters even further, but these problems have been around for a long time. A lot of this comes down to the well-known technology gap present across the industry.1 Put simply, many providers […]
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A Good Track Record: Why Hospice Documentation Tracking Is More Important than Ever
The digital revolution of data, analytics, and software solutions has been incredibly beneficial for healthcare and the hospice industry is no different. There are now so many opportunities to increase efficiency, streamline processes, and generally improve care across the board. All these gains are not without drawbacks, however. Inaccurate data and poor documentation, for example, […]
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Supporting the Elderly Patient with No Family or Caregiver
The end of a person’s life can bring up a range of emotions, and feelings of loneliness can be one of them. Especially for hospice patients who have no family support. While hospice agencies typically look for ways to care for the patient and provide support for the patient’s family, what happens if there are […]
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How to Ensure Quality Hospice Care for Patients with Mental Illness
While hospice agencies provide all-around care for patients who are nearing the end of their lives, it can also undeniably be a stressful time for seniors who may be trying to come to terms with a new reality. These distressed feelings may also be intensified by those who are grappling with a mental health condition, […]
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COVID Testing and Hospice Care
Months into the pandemic, COVID-19 testing has now become commonplace in several medical environments, including but not limited to hospice care facilities. During the summer, for example, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) released an interim final rule that requires all hospice staff that is visiting a nursing home to undergo a COVID-19 […]
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4 Ways Hospice Professionals Can Efficiently Work with Families
When a patient is admitted to hospice for end-of-life care, their loved ones and family may be trying to figure out how to process a range of emotions during what can be a difficult, transitioning time for all. Families may have a string of questions to ask, and it is common for them to turn […]
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4 Ways Hospices Can Provide Grief Support and Bereavement Care for Families
A loved one in hospice can be a heart-wrenching, difficult, and challenging time for many families. The death of a hospice patient can only add to the heartache family members may already feel. As the person nears the end of his or her life and then passes away, it is important to provide the entire […]
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3 Reasons Hospices Should Move to Remote Revenue Cycle Management (RCM)
Much of the corporate world has gone remote. For hospices, onsite staff are the very definition of essential workers. But even in this industry, there is room to adapt and transition some staff to work-from-home. Hospice Revenue Cycle Management (RM) Revenue cycle management (RCM) workers are a natural pick. Because their main duties are hospice […]
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5 Tips to Avoid Hospice Staff Burnout in the Age of COVID-19
Stress, worry, grief, despair, anxiety, depression. In lockstep with the worldwide pandemic, all of these emotions have spread across the globe. Hospice staff may be accustomed to these challenges in the field — but not like this. The age of COVID-19 is presenting unique challenges for the industry. Most working in hospice organizations are struggling […]
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