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End-of-Life Choices

Trends in end-of-life care show that not only does the care given vary widely from region to region and hospital to hospital, but also patients often don't get the care they prefer. What can be done?

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Chronic diseases and the cost of care are rising. Are disease management programs improving outcomes for patients with complex, chronic conditions?

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Under the "direct primary care" model, patients pay a monthly fee for basic medical services. Learn about the history and current landscape of physician practices offering this arrangement.

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10/10/2012

California Hospitals Expanding Their Palliative Care Offerings To Improve Care, Reduce Costs

AudioParag Bharadwaj of Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Judy Citko of the Coalition for Compassionate Care of California, Suzi Johnson of Sharp HospiceCare and Steven Oppenheim of the Institute of Palliative Medicine spoke with California Healthline about  the growth of palliative care services in California.

08/29/2012

David Goodman of Dartmouth Discusses Efforts To Study Care Quality Across Patients' Lifetimes

VideoDavid Goodman -- professor of pediatrics and health policy at the Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth and co-director of the Dartmouth Atlas of Health Care -- spoke with California Healthline about efforts to study variations in care quality from the beginning to the end of life.

08/01/2012

Diane Meier of the Center to Advance Palliative Care Talks About Treating Critically Ill Patients

VideoIn part two of a two-part report, Diane Meier -- professor of geriatrics and palliative medicine at Mount Sinai School of Medicine and director of the Center to Advance Palliative Care -- spoke with California Healthline about how her experience treating critically ill patients led her to become an advocate for palliative care and other approaches that focus on the needs of patients and families.

07/26/2012

Diane Meier of the Center to Advance Palliative Care Talks About Goals of Treatment Approach

VideoIn part one of a two-part report, Diane Meier -- professor of geriatrics and palliative medicine at Mt. Sinai School of Medicine and director of the Center to Advance Palliative Care -- spoke with California Healthline about the definition of palliative medicine and how it encompasses more than hospice care.

11/30/2011

Lyle Hurst of the Encore Fellowships Network Talks About Supporting Social-Purpose Groups

VideoLyle Hurst, network developer for the Encore Fellowships Network, spoke with California Healthline about a program that matches mid-career workers from the private sector with social-purpose organizations, including community clinics.

09/22/2011

Groups Tap Funding for Mobile Health Efforts Targeting Seniors With Chronic Conditions

AudioDavid Lindeman of the Center for Technology and Aging, Nancy Pratt of Sharp HealthCare, René Seidel of the SCAN Foundation and Steven Wallace of the UCLA Center for Health Policy Research spoke with California Healthline about how mobile health technology could benefit seniors.

12/15/2010

State Braces for Shortage of Care Providers as Elderly Population Continues To Grow

AudioAssembly member Mariko Yamada, René Seidel and Erin Westphal of the SCAN Foundation, Michelle Nevins of the Del Oro Caregiver Resource Center and Cheryl Phillips of On Lok Lifeways spoke with California Healthline about eldercare issues.

11/03/2010

End-of-Life Expert Susan Tolle on Rolling Out Physician Orders for Life-Sustaining Treatment

VideoSusan Tolle of the Oregon Health & Science University spoke with California Healthline about how California could learn from Oregon's experience implementing Physician Orders for Life-Sustaining Treatment.

09/09/2010

Little Hoover Commission Considers Ways To Optimize California's Long-Term Care Services

AudioStuart Drown of the Little Hoover Commission, Eileen Kunz of On Lok PACE Partners, Stephen Moses of the Center for Long-Term Care Reform and Gary Passmore of the Congress of California Seniors discussed long-term care with California Healthline.

08/27/2010

University of Colorado-Denver's Eric Coleman on the Need for Better Care Transitions

VideoEric Coleman, director of the Care Transitions Program at the University of Colorado-Denver, talked with California Healthline about a new program that aims to help patients transition from one care setting to another.

07/16/2010

New Study Linking End-of-Life Directives With Hospitalization Has Implications for California

AudioKenneth Brummel-Smith of Florida State University College of Medicine, Judy Citko of the Coalition for Compassionate Care of California and Jeffrey Yee of Woodland Healthcare spoke with California Healthline about the study.

10/23/2009

Recent Injunction Blocking In-Home Care Cuts Highlights Impact of Reducing Safety-Net Care

AudioMelinda Bird of Disability Rights California, Laura Dunn of UC-San Francisco and Joseph Hafkenschiel of the California Association for Health Services at Home spoke with California Healthline about the recent ruling.

01/23/2009

L.A. County Supervisors Want Nursing Homes To Publicly Display Federal Quality Ratings

AudioTony Bell, spokesperson for L.A. Supervisor Antonovich, Jack Cheevers of CMS, Mary Jann of the California Association of Health Facilities, and Patricia McGinnis of the California Advocates for Nursing Home Reform discussed the proposal.

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