Chicago Hospital News Articles

December 2006
The December 2006 issue of Chicago Hospital News carried two articles about current trends and initiatives in healthcare that impact the services of Midwest Palliative & Hospice CareCenter.

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See page 16 for "Managing a Specific Disease: Coordination of Care and Current Trends"

See page 17 for "Celebrating and Promoting Good Patient Care—Communication and Teamwork"

Links to Additional Information Referenced in Articles

Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME)

American Academy of Hospice and Palliative Medicine (AAHPM)

American Board of Hospice and Palliative Medicine

American Board of Medical Specialties

Champions of Change: A National Symposium on Improving Healthcare

HomeCare of Midwest

House Calls Paid by Medicare on the website of the American Academy of Home Care Physicians

National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion—Chronic Disease Overview on the Center for Disease Control and Prevention website

National Population Projections of the Bureau of the Census

Palliative Care on the CareCenter website

Palliative Care on the website of the membership organization, National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization

Telemedicine, research related to and impact of, located on the American Telemedicine Association website

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