The NHPCO Updater

The following guest post is adopted from the blog of Glatfelter Healthcare , NHPCO Strategic Partner.  With the hospice volunteer requirement of five percent returning in January of 2024, now...

http://nhpco.blogspot.com/2024/04/hospice-helpers-volunteer-recruitment.html

By Ben Marcantonio, NHPCO COO and Interim CEO February 18, 2024 marks one year since President Jimmy Carter began receiving hospice care at home and generously shared that information with the...

http://nhpco.blogspot.com/2024/02/one-year-in-hospice-care-what-jimmy.html

The year is coming to a close and it’s been a busy one for NHPCO staff and members across the nation. While the NHPCO team is proud of the 2023 accomplishments outlined below, we didn’t achie...

http://nhpco.blogspot.com/2023/12/the-national-hospice-and-palliative.html

A PERSONAL MEDIATION ON THE ROLE OF HOSPICE CARE IN A DAUGHTER’S GRIEF By Elyssa Katz, NHPCO Marketing and Communications Specialist December 2013 I sat on the footstool. It was nestled so...

http://nhpco.blogspot.com/2023/12/ten-years-later-am-i-still-grieving.html

The following guest post is adopted from the blog of CareXM , NHPCO Strategic Partner.  Providing exceptional care to patients while improving the clinician experience can be challenging. Gosh...

http://nhpco.blogspot.com/2023/12/leveraging-telehealth-to-enhance.html

By Ben Marcantonio, NHPCO COO and Interim CEO  Former President Jimmy Carter and his family are showing us what it means to live fully and meaningfully at the end of life. For more than nine m...

http://nhpco.blogspot.com/2023/12/the-carters-are-showing-us-what-hospice.html

The following guest post is adopted from the blog of Acclivity Health Solutions , NHPCO Strategic Partner.  Written by: Robin Stawasz, Program Development Executive  When is palliative care...

http://nhpco.blogspot.com/2023/10/adapting-palliative-care-to-new-models.html

The following guest post from Enclara Pharmacia is adapted from their recent ebook, Cultivating Care: Prioritizing Hospice Nurse Learning and Development, which is available as a free download o...

http://nhpco.blogspot.com/2023/09/interpersonal-skills-crucial-to-nurse.html

Janice Mitchell, Communications Specialist at Axxess Hospice leaders are responsible for the health and well-being of both their patients and their organization. From a financial perspective, ...

http://nhpco.blogspot.com/2023/07/using-data-to-manage-hospice-cap.html

  By Ben Marcantonio COO and interim CEO of the National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization (NHPCO) The Fourth of July is a time to celebrate the United States’ independence, but ...

http://nhpco.blogspot.com/2023/07/life-liberty-and-pursuit-of-equitable.html

On Wednesday, June 7 hospice and palliative care advocates from across the nation made a difference and presented a united voice in Washington, DC. As a part of the annual Hospice Action Hill D...

http://nhpco.blogspot.com/2023/06/hospice-action-week-2023-advocates.html

ARLENE RADASKY | 25-YEAR HOSPICE VOLUNTEER AND CERTIFIED DEATH DOULA/DEATH MIDWIFE DISCLAIMER: ALL VIEWS EXPRESSED IN THIS BLOG ARE THE AUTHOR’S OWN AND DO NOT REPRESENT THE VIEW OF NHPCO ...

http://nhpco.blogspot.com/2023/05/how-death-doulas-help-those-who-have.html

Dr. Aditi Nerurkar, MD, MPH Dr. Aditi Nerurkar is a Harvard physician, Forbes contributor, and an NBC News medical commentator. Her expertise is in the science of stress, resilience, and burno...

http://nhpco.blogspot.com/2023/05/a-conversation-with-dr-aditi-nerurkar.html

NHPCO had the opportunity to sit down with Dr. James and ask him a few questions about leading high-quality programs in the healthcare sector. Ted James, MD, MHCM, FACS Medical Director and Vi...

http://nhpco.blogspot.com/2023/05/a-conversation-with-dr-ted-james-of.html

Why Safety? By Aparna Gupta, DNP, FACHE, CPHQ, CRNP Safety in healthcare is a cure-all – yet how many of us put safety front and center? From wearing seat belts, to washing hands, to crossin...

http://nhpco.blogspot.com/2023/03/patient-safety-awareness-week-march-2023.html

By Emily Marge, MPS, NHPCO Veterans Services Specialist Last year, I ventured into sharing my experience with my uncle's death due to suicide. I wrote my first NHPCO Updater blog post five mon...

http://nhpco.blogspot.com/2022/12/a-letter-to-grief-part-two.html

HOW DOULAS HELP HOSPICES MEET THEIR MISSION By Beth A. Eck, PhD In June of 2019, I began my quest to become a hospice death doula volunteer. For those who may not be familiar, an end-of-life...

http://nhpco.blogspot.com/2022/10/how-doulas-helphospices-meet-their.html

By Erin Whalen Empathy is a buzzword these days. It seems to be everywhere from publications such as Forbes and The New York Times to countless LinkedIn articles mentioning empathy’s power ...

http://nhpco.blogspot.com/2022/09/three-things-you-can-expect-after.html

By Ross Hoffman, MBA “Always treat your employees exactly as you want them to treat your best customers.” –Stephen Covey Covey was on to something. In hospice and palliative care, ou...

http://nhpco.blogspot.com/2022/07/httpsnhpco.blogspot.com202207staff-retention-and-workplace-satisfaction.html.html

By Edo Banach   Yesterday, I had the opportunity to correspond with Kyle Terry, Director of Saint Francis Hospice in Tulsa. The hospice is part of the same health system as Saint Francis Hos...

http://nhpco.blogspot.com/2022/06/Tulsa.html

By Ben Marcantonio As a former hospice executive, I can tell you that volunteers are, and always have been, the heart of hospice. It’s important to remember that historically, hospice in the U...

http://nhpco.blogspot.com/2022/04/inspired-by-hospice-volunteers.html

By Edo Banach, NHPCO President & CEO  In April, I’m always reminded of Benjamin Franklin’s famous quip that “Nothing is certain except death and taxes.” There’s a less famous, but in ...

http://nhpco.blogspot.com/2022/04/national-healthcare-decisions-day-time.html

By Arlene Stepputat, MA “When grief is expressed and witnessed– listened to– without judgment, the physical and mental pain lessens and can re-awaken the human spirit.”  ~Nathalie, e...

http://nhpco.blogspot.com/2022/04/grief-lessons-learned.html

249 HOSPICE ORGANIZATION PARTICIPATED IN INAUGURAL YEAR OF INNOVATIVE QUALITY IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM NHPCO is proud to share the names of member organizations that have earned rings in the inaugura...

http://nhpco.blogspot.com/2022/03/nhpco-celebrates-hospice-providers.html

By Jessica Curd, LCSW Children are not supposed to die. It flies in the face of expectations we have of the natural order.  And yet, it happens. Sometimes the death is sudden and sometimes it i...

http://nhpco.blogspot.com/2022/02/this-is-story-of-girl-named-sam-and.html