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Let’s Bring Dying Out of the Closet in 2012

Stan Massey - 01/03/2012
Happy New Year! Time off during the holiday season combined with winter weather resulted in me watching even more TV and YouTube than normal. And I confirmed a disappointing conclusion. It’s tough to find a taboo subject in America anymore. Nothing’s sacred. People willingly go in front of a video camera and talk about anything. Bad habits. more»

Sharing your truth about Bloomberg’s blast

Emily Barry - 12/06/2011
Today, Bloomberg published an unflattering and misleading article, “Aunt Midge Not Dying in Hospice Reveals $14 Billion U.S. Market.” While the article sheds more light on the issue of apparent inappropriate relationships between nursing home facilities and for-profit hospice companies, the article does not distinguish the companies included in more»

Bless you all during National Hospice Month

Stan Massey - 11/01/2011
What’s the best part of my job? I have the honor of meeting and working with people across the nation who have devoted their careers and their lives to the hospice mission. What’s more, I frequently have the privilege of interviewing family members whose lives have been forever touched and enriched by the profound knowledge, care and compassion more»

Many Hands Solving a "Rubik's Cube

Stan Massey - 10/11/2011
Recently, op-ed columnist Maureen Dowd of The New York Times wrote an intriguing article about physician/patient collaboration. Titled “Decoding the God Complex,” the article provided several interesting perspectives about the complexities of modern medicine and the power of patients playing a more prominent role in how they’re treated. more»

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