The Power of Dreams in Palliative Care Organization Success
April 18, 2012 | 
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I’ve spent a lot of time reading about and listening to speakers talk about leadership. It seems like the management literature is rife with opinions on what a great leader should do to make their organization successful. Obviously, success is defined in a myriad of ways. Market share, revenue, website hits, and customer satisfaction survey results are just a few. That got me thinking…what makes a Palliative Care organization successful? Read the rest of this entry »
Patients Encourage Patients to Complete Advance Care Planning: 90 second video on National Healthcare Decision Day 2012
Watch this 90 second video about National Healthcare Decision Day, April 16, 2012. In this patients advocate enthusiastically for advance care planning. There goes another myth that patients resist completing advance directives. Read the rest of this entry »
Can we talk?: Veterans participate enthusiastically in National Health Care Decisions Day
April 17, 2012, will be the fifth annual National Healthcare Decisions Day.
The goal of this nationwide initiative is to ensure that all adults with decision-making capacity in America have both the information and the opportunity to communicate and document their future healthcare decisions. In the brief video posted, Veterans advocate enthusiastically for completing Advance Care Planning Read the rest of this entry »
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Can we talk?: National Health Care Decisions Day is a gentle reminder to think about Advance Care Planning
ACP wishes are dynamic and likely to change as people advance thru their life trajectory. Even if the wishes of the person is likely to change, the conversation is always helpful as early as it can be had as it gives time for people to marinate over their decisions and integrate the philosophical principles into their thinking framework. Read the rest of this entry »
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Reclaiming Life On One’s Own Terms: Post Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment
Based on a group of 15 women who were recruited online from the Share website, we developed a theory which identifies the process of breast cancer survivorship as a process marked and shaped by time, as well as by perceptions of support which can be positive or negative. The diagnosis and treatment of breast cancer is described as the “Turning Point” or stimulus for change. Life is described as before and after breast cancer and is marked by weeks, months, and years following diagnosis and treatment. Over time, breast cancer is recognized as “a part of life” as women “learn to live with breast cancer,” and eventually “create a new life after breast cancer.” Read the rest of this entry »
Increasing Physician Referrals
Here are ten steps to increase your hospice referrals. These are from the notes of Tasha Beauchamp from her recent learning from an NHPCO conference Read the rest of this entry »
April 16th is National Healthcare Decisions Day
"All that is certain in life is Death and Taxes."
-- Benjamin Franklin
You've taken care of one. Let's talk about the other Read the rest of this entry »
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