When the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) issued new opioid guidelines in 2016, I warned in the article “CDC opioid guidelines raise alarms among hospice and palliative healthcare ...

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) have issued the CDC Guideline for Prescribing Opioids for Chronic Pain to provide recommendations for the prescribing of opioid pain medication for ...

REDMOND, Ore. (KTVZ) -- Hospice of Redmond continues to serve families throughout Central Oregon amidst the COVID-19 pandemic and is following safety and health guidelines as outlined by the Oregon ...

STAMFORD -- State Rep. Dan Fox, D-Stamford, said the closure of the Richard L. Rosenthal Hospice late last year is an illustration of how the state's longstanding rules for hospice kept nursing and ...

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The system for hospice admissions for patients with advanced dementia, a terminal illness, should be guided by patient and family preference for comfort, not estimated life expectancy, according to ...

The state Department of Public Health has proposed new regulations for hospice facilities, including hospice residences such as the 12-bed Rosenthal Hospice Residence in Stamford. After 32 years, ...

Last week, the Massachusetts Department of Public Health issued another round of proposed amendments to its regulations, continuing the Baker Administration’s regulatory reform efforts. Today, we take ...