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AAHPM and Partners Receive Grant to Fund National Registries Project

November 15, 2016 by AAHPM

Clinical data registries (CDRs) have the potential to demonstrate value and drive measure development within the specialty of hospice and palliative medicine. They also advance Maintenance of Certification and research endeavors and promote national quality improvement. The increasing requirement for quality reporting within value-based payment programs has elevated the need for organized data systems. Physicians … Read moreAAHPM and Partners Receive Grant to Fund National Registries Project

Call for Action: The IOM Report

December 18, 2014February 24, 2020 by AAHPM

Larry Beresford, freelance medical journalist in Alameda, CA (Twitter: @larryberesford) The Institute of Medicine’s landmark new report, Dying in America: Improving Quality and Honoring Individual Preferences Near the End of Life, developed with the active participation of several AAHPM leaders in an exhaustive, 2-year process of evidence-based deliberation, was released on September 17. It contains … Read moreCall for Action: The IOM Report

Are You in Danger of Burnout?

March 18, 2014February 24, 2020 by AAHPM

Larry Beresford Are accumulated job stresses affecting your ability to provide high-quality hospice and palliative medicine to your patients? Do you have strategies for easing or managing the stresses of this work? Given this field’s ongoing workforce challenges, it can’t afford to lose a single practicing hospice and palliative medicine physician to job stress or … Read moreAre You in Danger of Burnout?

Coming to Grips with Evidence-Based Medicine

October 23, 2013February 24, 2020 by AAHPM

Steven Prior, MD I started All Things Palliative (ATP) in December 2012 as a way to cope with the vast amount of medical evidence for which I, as a front-line palliative care physician, felt responsible. Of the many things I’ve learned over the past 10 months, the most eye-opening has been just how enormous this … Read moreComing to Grips with Evidence-Based Medicine

Lessons from Palliative Care informed the Creation of Whole Person Care at McGill

September 7, 2012February 24, 2020 by AAHPM

In 2011, our burgeoning palliative care team had the unique experience to spend a week learning from the palliative care teams of McGill University. During that week we learned about the Whole Person Care Program and subsequently invited the Director of Whole Person Care, Dr. Tom Hutchinson to Mayo Clinic to lead a workshop on … Read moreLessons from Palliative Care informed the Creation of Whole Person Care at McGill

Educator Resource #1: MedEdPortal

June 1, 2012 by AAHPM

We will be posting a series of emails/blog posts to highlight educational resources from the Education SIG throughout the year. Comments are welcome. Dear Colleagues and Education SIG members Now that we’ve gotten past the excitement of abstract submissions for next year’s Assembly in New Orleans, Lynn and I would like to engage you in … Read moreEducator Resource #1: MedEdPortal

Common UNIPAC Questions Answered

May 18, 2012 by AAHPM

This is the last of three posts by UNIPAC series editor Porter Storey, MD FACP FAAHPM, in which he discusses the new UNIPAC series, including the amplifire™ online confidence-based learning modules, and addresses commonly asked questions. 1. I am mainly interested in coding for hospice services, is this covered? a. While many hospice regulations are … Read moreCommon UNIPAC Questions Answered

UNIPAC 4th edition Now Available

May 4, 2012 by AAHPM

This is the first of three posts by UNIPAC series editor Porter Storey, MD FACP FAAHPM, in which he discusses the new UNIPAC series, including the amplifire™ online confidence-based learning modules, and addresses commonly asked questions. At the AAHPM Annual Assembly, I was asked several good questions about the new UNIPAC Series 4th edition. Perhaps … Read moreUNIPAC 4th edition Now Available

AAHPM Physician Compensation Survey Reveals Diversity in Pay, High Job Satisfaction

July 18, 2011 by AAHPM

Charles V. (Chuck) Wellman, MD FAAHPM, is Chief Medical Director of Hospice of the Western Reserve in Cleveland, OH, and chair of AAHPM’s Leadership and Workforce Strategic Coordinating Committee It is with great pleasure that we can finally announce the availability of the AAHPM Physician Compensation and Benefits Survey Report. Two years ago a poll … Read moreAAHPM Physician Compensation Survey Reveals Diversity in Pay, High Job Satisfaction