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What are YOUR choices? National Healthcare Decisions Day is Thursday, April 16th
As a nurse practitioner for the palliative care program at Harvard Vanguard, I recently met Michael during my visit to his home. Michael had recently been hospitalized and returned home needing...
View ArticleAtrius Health Submits Comments on Proposed End-of-Life and Palliative Care...
In 2009, the Massachusetts Expert Panel on End of Life Care, established by the Executive Office of Health and Human Services (EOHHS), conducted a comprehensive review of the issues surrounding...
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Atrius Health CMO Dr. Richard Lopez Testifies at Cost Trends Hearings on the...
Atrius Health was honored to be among several panelists to participate in the 2014 Annual Cost Trends Hearing yesterday on “Challenges and Opportunities for Coordinated Care: Post-Acute Care.” Richard...
View ArticleTalking to Patients about Advanced Care Planning
Talking to seriously ill patients about their prognosis, the trajectory of their illness, and their treatment options can be a difficult conversation for clinicians to initiate. Patients are also...
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VNA Care Participates in Meetings with Congressional Leaders on Hospice Issues
VNA Care was well represented at this week’s “Advocacy Intensive 2016” sponsored by the Hospice Action Network, as nearly 300 representatives from hospice agencies descended on Washington, DC to meet...
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Atrius Health Meets with Congressional Leaders on Hospice and Palliative Care
Kathy Keough, Director of Government Relations, and Dr. Joel Bauman, Medical Director for VNA Care Hospice & Palliative Care, recently met with Massachusetts Congressional leaders in Washington, DC...
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National Healthcare Decisions Week, April 15-19
I recently met with a patient during a palliative care consult. She was feeling good, and we had lovely discussions about what was important to her. She cherished her family and living independently in...
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