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AAHPM
Site for the American Academy of Hospice and Palliative Medicine
AMA
American Medical Association; Also a link to JAMA
ASPE
Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation provides policy research and
evaluation for the Department of Health and Human Services
Barbara Karnes Books, Inc.
Distributor of booklets "Gone From My Sight", "My Friend, I Care" and "A Time To
Live"
Beth Carpenter and
Associates
Boyd and Nicholas, Inc.
Caring Connections
Caring Connections, a program
of the National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization (NHPCO), is a
national consumer and community engagement initiative to improve care at the
end of life, supported by a grant from The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
CMS (formerly HCFA) administers the Medicare and Medicaid programs
Center to Improve Caring of Dying
Center to Improve Care of the Dying is directed by Dr. Joanne Lynn
DonorExpress
for Hospice Software
Enclara Health
Hospice Support program
with cost effective pharmacy services, business development support and an
online caregiver network
Fiscal Intermediary: Cahaba
Fiscal Intermediary: Palmetto
FUNsulting
"Balancing serious issues with a light touch"
Gift from Within
A non profit company dedicated to post-traumatic stress disorder PTSD
Grief Resources Catalog
Growth House
Providing a broad range of information for consumers and professionals related
to end-of-life topics. Links to other web sites in the United States and abroad
Healthcare Concepts
Provides publications,
consulting and executive search services to the home health and hospice
HIPAA Privacy Rule Resources
A complete guide on the HIPAA privacy rule for hospice programs, available
through Summit Business Group, LLC
Hospice Association of America
Hospice organization associated with the National Association of Home Care
Hospice Compliance Network
The Hospice Compliance Network is the most comprehensive and respected resource
for Hospice Corporate Compliance guidance and support
Hospice Foundation of America
Provides grants for end of life related activities as well as conducting an
annual bereavement satelite-linked conference
Hospice Pharmacia
Market leader in pharmacy
services for hospice.
HospiScript Services,LLC
Offers reduced medication costs, hospice education resources, etc.
HPNA
Hospice and Palliative Nurses Association
IHIC
The International Hospice Institute and College is a not-for-profit charitable
organization dedicated to the development and improvement of palliative care,
world-wide. The IHIC is not a religious group and is non-political
it takes two
Gift-store quality greeting cards and note cards that convey messages of
comfort, support and sympathy combined with beautiful original art
Attorney Mary Michal of Reinhart Boerner
Information about a law firm with services specifically tailored to hospices.
Attorney Michal is a former hospice director with more than 20 years of
experience as a health care attorney
Matrix Architects
Full service Architectural firm with 100% dedicated firm focus on hospice design
MedPac
Medicare Payment Advisory Commission. An independent federal body established in
1997 to advise the Congress on
issues affecting Medicare
Mills and Murphy Software Systems, Inc.
mumms Software
mummsŪ offers a complete business and
clinical software suite for hospice
My Care Community
Cost free program
assisting caregivers, patients, and families dealing with serious illness or
end - of - life matters.
National Association of Home Care
The national membership organization for providers of home care services
National Hospice Consulting Group
NHPCO
The National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization is a national membership
organization for hospice providers
and professionals
New England Journal of Medicine
Newport Creative Communications
The New York Times
One of the better regularly updated news sources. Also, in the "Politics
Section" under Political Tools there is a
comprehensive on-line guide to the White House, The Supreme Court, Governors and
The Congress
Office of the Inspector General
To research new compliance guidelines, audit reports, fraud alerts, etc. Some
sections require special software to
download the documents
OnePoint Patient Care
On line Hospice Pharmacy
Optimum Hospice Solutions, Inc.
Optimum Hospice Solutions provides comprehensive strategies for hospice
organizations nationwide
Project on Death in America
The mission of the Project on Death in America is to understand and transform
the culture and experience of dying and bereavement through initiatives in
research, scholarship, the humanities, and the arts, and to foster innovations
in the provision of care, public education, professional education, and public
policy
RAND/IHI Initiative to Improve Quality
Providing support for quality improvement through training, conferences,
consultations, tailored projects for networks, and referrals to other resources
RBC Consulting, LLC
Resources for GriefTM
Resources for
Grief is dedicated to providing reassurance and validation for those who
grieve through a series of monthly mailings that include personalized
letters and educational enclosures.
Simione Consultants
SeniorMed Pharmacy
Senior Health Care
Information and services for older adults
Summit Business Group, LLC
The Summit Business Group is a consulting firm established by former National
Hospice Organization President, Jay Mahoney. Summit Business Group, LLC
offers comprehensive hospice services
Suncoast Solutions
The Corridor Group
Interim
Executive Staffing, Mergers & Acquisitions, Benchmarking, Certificate of
Need, Accreditation, Finances, Corporate Compliance, Programs & Audits,
Anti-kickback Fraud & Abuse, Executive Recruitment, Executive Coaching,
Educational Consultants, Inpatient/Residential Facilities, Organizational
Development & Change, Standards/Outcomes, Strategic Planning, Retreat
Planning & Facilitation, Palliative Care-Hospital Partnerships, General
Hospice, Home Health
The Hospice Education Network
HEN is a service for hospice programs offers staff orientation, annual
in-services, volunteer training and much more
The Hospice Institute for the Florida Suncoast
The Watershed Group
The Watershed Group, a 'turning point' consulting company, is committed to
bringing excellence to companies and groups striving to go beyond their current
condition
Weatherbee Resources
United States House of Representatives
The United States Senate
