Articles, Newsletters

 

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4/10/2013

Visit Hospice Pharmacia at the NHPCO 28th Annual Management Leadership Conference!

3/19/2013

HP Online System Maintenance - Saturday 3/23 at 9 PM to Sunday 3/24 at 9 AM EST

2/21/2013

VITAS Healthcare Corporation and Hospice Pharmacia Enter into Agreement to Provide Patients with High-Quality Medication Management

2/19/2013

Scheduled System Overnight Maintenance on Saturday 3/9 - Sunday 3/10

1/10/2013

Flu Vaccine Orders Now Being Accepted

1/8/2013

Hospice Pharmacia and AccentCare, Inc. Announce Pharmacy Services Partnership

12/5/2012

NEW: Palliative Medicine Matters - Safely Prescribing Ketamine for Pain Management Now Available!

11/5/2012

Visit HP at Booth #101 at NHPCO CTC on Nov 5-6

10/21/2012

HP will be Exhibiting at the NAHC Annual Meeting on Oct 21 - Oct 23

8/14/2012

Scheduled System Maintenance

7/13/2012

Palliative Care Improves Quality of Life in Cancer Patients, according to recent study

7/9/2012

From the FDA: Risk Evaluation and Mitigation Strategy (REMS) for Extended-Release and Long-Acting Opioids

6/25/2012

Press Release: New Controlled Substance Prescription Process Helps Keep Hospices Compliant

6/11/2012

Palliative Medicine Matters - Choice of Inhaler Device in Advanced COPD

4/25/2012

16 Drugs to Monitor, FDA Reports

4/23/2012

FDA Warns of Harm from Accidental Exposure to Fentanyl Transdermal Patch

4/18/2012

HP News & Views Newsletter - Spring 2012

3/15/2012

IMPORTANT: February 2012 Billing Information

10/27/2011

DEA's National Drug Take Back Day - Saturday, October 29, 2011

10/11/2011

HP News & Views

9/27/2011

Palliative Medicine Matters - September 2011

9/6/2011

Download HP's Influenza Vaccine Order Form

8/26/2011

IMPORTANT STORM UPDATE

8/10/2011

Palliative Medicine Matters - August 2011

7/15/2011

Important Information for Local Pharmacies

6/28/2011

Concerns About Costs Rise With Hospices’ Use, from The New York Times

5/24/2011

Information Overload in Drug Side Effect Labeling

5/23/2011

U.S. rules require clearance for long hospice stays

4/28/2011

April 30, 2011: DEA's Drug Take-Back Day

3/14/2011

What is Hospice Care?

2/15/2011

HP Announces Local Access Service for Hospices in Houston, TX

1/21/2011

New Research on Accurately Predicting Survival Rates in Palliative Care

12/17/2010

Critical U.S. Drug Shortage Worsening

12/16/2010

Palliative Medicine Matters - December 2010

12/3/2010

Inclusion of Pharmacists Enhance Patient-Care Teams

11/19/2010

2011 CNE Needs Assessment Survey

11/12/2010

Creating Comfort in Home Care

10/6/2010

DEA Requirements May Cause Delays in Nursing Home Medication Access

10/1/2010

Scheduled System Maintenance

9/16/2010

CMS Releases New Medicaid Rates for 2011

9/16/2010

Palliative Medicine Matters September 2010

8/27/2010

Palliative Care Can Enhance and Extend Life in Lung Cancer Patients

8/12/2010

Fascinating Look at Hospice Care and Modern Medicine, appearing in The New Yorker Magazine

7/26/2010

Hospice and Heart Disease: Missed Opportunities, by Dr. Joni I. Berry

7/13/2010

Medicare Rates May Affect Hospice Stays

7/10/2010

Scheduled System Maintenance

6/29/2010

Americans are Treated, and Overtreated, to Death

6/9/2010

Dietitians Can Play an Important Role in Palliative Care

5/27/2010

Pharmacists Most Trusted Source for Health Information, Study Reveals

5/13/2010

Palliative Medicine Matters - May 2010

4/29/2010

Hospice Advocates meet with U.S. Senators and Representatives on Capitol Hill

3/19/2010

The Growing Field of Palliative Care

2/25/2010

Hospice Pharmacia CEO Honored by the American Pharmacists Association

2/10/2010

Breakthrough Pain Greatest Challenge for Cancer Patients, according to American Pain Foundation Survey

2/9/2010

Hospice Pharmacia Proudly Supports Medical Mercy in Haiti Relief Efforts

2/3/2010

Nurses Should Have More Influence on Health Policy Planning and Management, according to recent survey

2/1/2010

HP Newsletter Fall 2009

1/7/2010

Enhanced Communication Key in Avoiding Dangerous Drug Interactions

12/30/2009

Hospice Pharmacia Holiday Hours

12/29/2009

Palliative Sedation in Hospice Care

12/1/2009

An Inspiring Glimpse into the Work of a Home Hospice Service

11/15/2009

Drug Prices Rise in the Face of Health Reform Efforts

11/9/2009

New Research on the Role of Fentanyl in Cancer-Related Pain

10/19/2009

Dementia Is A Terminal Illness, according to new study

10/13/2009

URGENT CORRECTION: Hospice Pharmacia's Telephone Number

10/5/2009

Hospice Pharmacia's Telephone Menu Enhancements

9/29/2009

Newsweek: Dignity in Dying

9/26/2009

IMPORTANT! Saturday, September 26, 2009 Secure Client Access Alert!

9/9/2009

New Text Aids Pharmacists with Challenging Opioid Conversions

9/1/2009

Palliative Medicine Matters September 2009

8/28/2009

Useful Information on Preparing for Influenza A H1N1 from NHPCO

8/28/2009

Profile on Palliative Care Featured in The New York Times

8/21/2009

Proposed Cuts May Reduce Nursing Home Medicare Payments by $44 Billion Over 10 Years

8/12/2009

American Pain Society asks FDA to Modify Restricted Distribution of Onsolis

8/8/2009

IMPORTANT! Saturday, August 8, 2009 Secure Client Access Alert!

8/6/2009

Providing Long Distance Care for Elderly Parents

7/29/2009

Guide to End-of-Life Urinary Continence Care

7/23/2009

FDA Approves Opioid Pain Reliever with Required Risk Reduction Plan

7/22/2009

The Changing Landscape of Hospice Care in the United States

7/21/2009

President Obama speaks with CBS News on Health Care Reform

7/8/2009

FDA adds Stronger Warnings to Propoxyphene Products

7/8/2009

Hospice Use Among Patients with Heart Failure

7/7/2009

Avoiding Heat Stress for the Elderly

7/7/2009

A Brief Review of Medicare Hospice Benefit and Recent Changes to the Reimbursement System

7/7/2009

New Recommendation Guidelines on NSAID for Chronic Pain

7/2/2009

Unavailable Product Update

7/2/2009

New Legislation was Introduced to Improve End of Life Care

7/1/2009

Endorsement of Rep. Mike Ross' Medication Therapy Management Legislation

6/25/2009

New Report Identifies Five Factors in Nurse Turnover

6/25/2009

Hospices Ask President Obama to Halt Medicare Cuts

6/24/2009

IASP Releases New Fact Sheets for Cancer Pain

6/17/2009

More Effort Needed to Improve Pediatric Palliative Care Education

6/17/2009

New Program Enables Hospice Patients to Keep Their Pets at Home During End-of-Life Journey

6/15/2009

Westbrook Introduces Fortis 2DCode for Mapping Two-Dimensional Barcode Data into Document Repository

6/11/2009

Unavailable Product Alert!

6/10/2009

Who Should Decide Between Home Care and Nursing Home Care?

6/8/2009

Congratulations to Malisa Landaluce, Winner of Hospice Pharmacia's Website Contest!

6/3/2009

Safe Use of Methadone Campaign Initiated by Federal Agencies

6/3/2009

Outpatient Palliative Care Programs an Option for Chronic Heart Failure Patients

6/3/2009

Pathfinders Program Helps Women with Breast Cancer Cope-Body, Mind, and Spirit

6/3/2009

Increased Scrutiny of Opioids Could Change Prescribing Practices

5/30/2009

IMPORTANT! Saturday May 30, 2009 - Beginning at 9pm EST, Secure Client Access will be unavailable due to system maintenance for approximately 6 to 8 hours. We apologize for any inconvenience.

5/28/2009

New Study Shows Delay in Discussing Hospice Options

5/28/2009

Physicians Ask FDA Not to Rush into Opioid Risk Reduction Strategies

5/28/2009

NHPCO Releases Healthcare Reform Resolution

5/26/2009

Traveling with a Serious Illness

5/22/2009

Annual Patient Satisfaction Survey Reveals That 97% Find HP’s Service to be ‘Excellent’

5/19/2009

Avoiding Fatigue as an Oncology Nurse

5/19/2009

$1.5 Million Awarded for Palliative Care Research

5/19/2009

Compassion and Comfort for Patients and Families

5/15/2009

A Life Lived Fully to the End

5/14/2009

Learning to Say Goodbye

5/13/2009

HP Patient Satisfaction Survey

5/13/2009

HP Streamlines Prescription Processes with Westbrook's Fortis Document Management Software

5/7/2009

Federal Guidelines on Proper Disposal of Prescription Drugs

5/5/2009

White House Amends Guidelines on Drug Disposal

5/5/2009

NHPCO President Meets with Director of Health Care Reform at White House

5/4/2009

Center to Advance Palliative Care Receives American Hospital Association Award of Honor

4/21/2009

FDA Reports Opioid Shortage

4/20/2009

AAHPM: Diversity of Pediatric Palliative Care Patients Documented

4/14/2009

EXCELLERX AWARDED REACCREDITATION FROM THE JOINT COMMISSION

4/9/2009

Update on status of unapproved opioid products

4/1/2009

Palliative Medicine Matters April 2009

3/24/2009

National Hospice Foundation Gala to be a Sparkling Celebration

3/1/2009

Easing the Pain of a Life-Limiting Illness, Part 1

3/1/2009

HP Newsletter March 2009

2/16/2009

The Long Goodbye

2/1/2009

Palliative care an option for hospitalists

11/1/2008

Controlled Substance Waste in Home Hospice Settings.

10/24/2008

Hospice: The Final Frontier or New Emerging Care for the Burgeoning Heart Failure Population?

10/1/2008

Discontinuing Medications

10/1/2008

HP Newsletter October 2008

9/1/2008

Palliative Medicine Matters September 2008

8/18/2008

Diverging Goals of Care

7/1/2008

A Systematic Review of Opioid Conversion Ratios Used with Methadone for the Treatment of Pain

7/1/2008

HP Newsletter July 2008

7/1/2008

Palliative Medicine Matters July 2008

6/8/2008

Palliative Chemotherapy in Hospice

6/1/2008

Acetylcholinesterase inhibitor and N-methyl-D-aspartic Acid Receptor Antagonist

5/5/2008

Prescription Drug Utilization among a Nationally Representative Sample of Medicare Beneficiaries with Heart Failure

5/3/2008

Controlled Substance Waste in Home Hospice Settings

5/1/2008

Palliative Management of Symptoms in Patients with Advanced Cancer

4/1/2008

Actual and Potential Drug Interactions Associated with Methadone

4/1/2008

HP Newsletter April 2008

4/1/2008

Palliative Medicine Matters April 2008

1/31/2008

Characterization of Medication-Related Problems (MRPs)

1/31/2008

Quality Outcome Data Collection in Hospice

11/30/2007

Evaluating Medication Utility in the Context of Discontinuing Medications in Hospice

11/29/2007

Performance Improvement!

11/27/2007

The Evolution of Open Access in Hospice

11/15/2007

Discontinuing Medications in Hospice

11/1/2007

Appropriate Discontinuation of Medications at the End of Life:

11/1/2007

Medication Inappropriateness for Older Adults Receiving Hospice Care

10/1/2007

HP Newsletter October 2007

8/1/2007

HP Newsletter August 2007

7/1/2007

Adverse Drug Reactions and Current State of Drug Regimen Review in Nursing Facilities

7/1/2007

Evidence Matters Newsletter July 2007

6/1/2007

Response to Carlson/Morrison Guest Editorial

4/25/2007

The Provision of Oral Palliative Chemotherapy in Hospice

4/1/2007

Evidence Matters Newsletter April 2007

3/16/2007

Actual and Potential Drug Interactions Associated with Methadone

2/17/2007

Use of Chemotherapy in Hospice: A National Cohort Study

2/16/2007

Drug Interactions, Conversion Ratios, and Pitfalls Associated with Prescribing Methadone

2/15/2007

Epidemiologic Evaluation of Advanced Heart Failure Patients Receiving Hospice Care

2/14/2007

Identifying Potentially Inappropriate Medications

2/14/2007

Pharmacotherapy for Heart Failure Patients at the End of Life

2/1/2007

Palliative Care Benchmarks from Academic Medical Centers.

2/1/2007

Barriers and Strategies to Influencing Physician Behavior

2/1/2007

HP Newsletter February 2007

1/19/2007

Palliative Medicine Matters - January 2007

1/1/2007

Evidence Matters Newsletter January 2007

11/1/2006

A Patient-Activated Iontophoretic Transdermal System

7/1/2006

Toward Evidence-Based Prescribing at End of Life

6/1/2006

Management of Chronic Insomnia in Elderly Persons

6/1/2006

Toward Evidence-Based Prescribing at End of Life:

4/28/2006

An Epidemiologic Study of Heart Failure Patients Receiving Hospice Care

4/28/2006

Application of an 8-Item Symptom and QOL Self-Report Tool

4/27/2006

Descriptive Analysis of Medications Prescribed for Hospice Patients with Dementia

4/1/2006

Are Newer, More Expensive Pharmacotherapy Options Associated with Superior Symptom Control

2/8/2006

Are Medications Associated with Falls in Hospice Patients?

2/8/2006

Using Telephonic Interactive Voice Response

2/8/2006

The University Consortium (UHC) Palliative Care Benchmarking Project

2/3/2006

Prevalence and Predictors of Medication-related Problems

1/1/2006

Prevalence and Predictors of Medication-Related Problems

11/10/2005

A Prevalence Study Identifying Potentially Inappropriate Medications

9/22/2005

Optimizing Medication Management: Medicare Part D

9/22/2005

Our Littlest Patients

9/22/2005

Factors Associated with Hospice Utilization

4/28/2005

Trends in the Use of Palliative Chemotherapy in Hospice

5/4/2004

Toward Evidence-Based Prescribing at the End of Life

5/4/2004

A Prospective Observational Investigation of Patients with End-stage Osteosarcoma

3/4/2004

A Prospective Observational Investigation of Patient

3/4/2004

Toward Evidence-Based Prescribing at the End of Life:

9/1/2003

Toward Evidence-based Prescribing at End of Life

5/1/2001

Linezolid for the Treatment of Resistant Gram-positive Cocci