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Mass. Moves to Require End-of-Life Talks

WBUR radio and Kaiser Health News report that the Massachusetts Senate has quietly approved a measure requiring doctors and nurses to discuss end of life options with patients who have a terminal illness. The Palliative Care Awareness bill was included as part of a sweeping health reform measure and, remarkably, was not controversial. It was supported by both Republicans and Democrats and [...]

By Howard Gleckman|2012-05-25T18:40:33-04:00May 25th, 2012|Aging, End of life, Health reform|1 Comment

The Final Transition: End of Life Care

I recently had the opportunity to participate in a panel on end-of-life care jointly sponsored the Charles E. Smith Life Communities in Rockville MD, Suburban Hospital in Bethesda, MD,, and Sibley Hospital in Washington, D.C. The session was part of a day-long program on care transitions and highlighted the special importance of caring for the dying. My fellow panelists and I brought a wide [...]

By Howard Gleckman|2012-05-04T18:05:03-04:00May 4th, 2012|End of life, Hospitals, nursing homes|0 Comments