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New nursing data have been reported by M.E. Doherty and co-authors
2009 AUG 4 - (NewsRx.com) -- "Hospice care has ancient origins, but its modern history has included a resurgence since the 1960s. Coverage of hospice care by Medicare and other insurers has helped it develop into an important part of today's health care system," scientists writing in the journal Nursing Clinics of North America report. "Nevertheless, substantial barriers to its ideal use remain. This article discusses those barriers, with an emphasis on organizational and policy considerations," wrote M.E. Doherty and colleagues. The researchers concluded: "Hospice providers have an opportunity to educate physicians, patients, and families and thus help them to make full use of hospice care's potential.." Doherty and colleagues published their study in Nursing Clinics of North America (Hospice-Organizational Perspectives. Nursing Clinics of North America, 2009;44(2):233+). Additional information can be obtained by contacting M.E. Doherty, Visiting Nurse Association, 91 Longwater Circle, Norwell, MA 02061, USA. The publisher of the journal Nursing Clinics of North America can be contacted at: W B Saunders Co-Elsevier Inc., 1600 John F Kennedy Boulevard, Ste. 1800, Philadelphia, PA 19103-2899, USA. Keywords: United States, Norwell, Life Sciences, Medicare, Health Policy, Palliative Care, Nursing Research. This article was prepared by Managed Care Business Week editors from staff and other reports. Copyright 2009, Managed Care Business Week via NewsRx.com.
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