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September 25, 2012 | Journal Article
Traditional or fee-for-service Medicare has produced many innovations in the payment for health care services, while private insurance has produced a series of benefit design innovations.
April 30, 2012 | Story
New and notable quotes on hospice nursing, workplace violence, the role of advanced practice registered nurses, and more.
April 1, 2012 | Journal Article
Studies have shown that cancer care near the end of life is more aggressive than many patients prefer.
December 7, 2011 | Story
The San Francisco partnership created the first-ever plan to improve community-based aging services. A coordinating council reporting to the mayor guided implementation, including bringing aging services into public housing and influencing policy.
August 29, 2011 | Story
RWJF Executive Nurse Fellow Alum Keela Herr is exploring ways to ensure research she and others conducted is put into practice, so fewer seniors will suffer.
January 1, 2010 | Journal Article
RWJF spent two decades working on end-of-life issues in the United States. Through multiple partnerships and collaborations, the field of end-of-life care underwent significant change and improvement.
December 22, 2009 | Journal Article
This review of literature is a primer in palliative care for end-stage heart disease, a condition with severe physical and emotional symptoms. The authors discuss appropriate strategies for discontinuing medical solutions evidence suggests palliative care prolongs life and cuts costs.
December 20, 2009 | Story
New and notable quotes on the impact of hospice workers, nursing school capacity, the contributions made by school nurses, and men who go into nursing.
November 23, 2009 | Story
Jody Chrastek, M.S.N., R.N., C.H.P.N., co-created the first federally funded pilot program to educate nurses and other health providers about pediatric palliative care. The program is now a model for a nationwide project.
November 22, 2009 | Story
CBS' 60 Minutes reports that many Americans spend their last days in an intensive care unit, subjected to uncomfortable machines or surgeries to prolong their lives at enormous cost.