Sunday, May 24, 2015
Read: How Ethnicity and Language Get in the Way of the Conversation
The Washington Post's article explores how ethnicity complicates patient-doctor discussions about death and dying.
Labels:
end-of-life,
ethnicity,
healthcare,
Read,
The Conversation,
Washington Post
Sunday, May 17, 2015
Read: Why Hospice Isn't Cutting Costs Like it is Supposed To
This article explains why hospice seems to be costing more, rather than less, especially when it comes to nursing homes and dementia patients. Based on a recent New England Journal of Medicine report (available to subscribers only).
Labels:
dementia,
for-profit,
hospice,
Medicare,
NEJM,
nursing homes,
Read
Sunday, May 10, 2015
Watch: The Architecture of Death
UK Architect Allison Killing talks about how architecture can improve the dying process and explores the architecture of death in her Death in Venice exhibit.
Sunday, May 3, 2015
Listen: We Don't Fully Grow Up Until We Lose Our Parents
NPR journalist Scott Simon provides the latest update to his series of tweets about his mother's passing.
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