Archive for May, 2018
Harvard study estimates thousands died in Puerto Rico because of Hurricane Maria
Wednesday, May 30th, 2018Washington Post- CAGUAS, PUERTO RICO — Miliana Montanez cradled her mother’s head as she lay dying on the floor of her bedroom here, gasping for air and pleading for help. There was nothing her family could do. It took 20 minutes to find cellular reception to make a 911 call. Inoperative traffic signals slowed down the […]
Coordinated Care Is More Than a Buzzword for Hospice Providers
Thursday, May 10th, 2018April 24, 2018 By Edo Banach, JD President and CEO National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization As much as we talk about “coordinated care” in health care today, it is regrettable that most people still contend with an uncoordinated, inefficient and stressful system at the end of life. Often, health care professionals are […]