Information and Critical Thinking for Your Health
(Snippets from the frontline) The morality of targeting ICU Medicare patients Some hospitals target every Medicare patient admitted to the ICU pushing palliative and hospice care. The diagnosis doesn’t matter … Continue Reading →
(Snippets from the frontline) They prey on medical ignorance She arrived in the emergency room with nausea and vomiting. Labs were drawn, and a CT scan of the abdomen was … Continue Reading →
(Snippets from the frontline) Lured into palliative and hospice care The difference between palliative and hospice care is confusing. (See graph below.) Palliative care patients selectively choose treatment to avoid … Continue Reading →
(Snippets from the frontline) Actively dying A few years ago, four of my patients died within 6 months. All were in their 90s, widowed, lived in their home, and chose … Continue Reading →
(Snippets from the frontline) Hospice care? Really? I was asked to evaluate a patient for hospice care by an agency. Arriving at her home, she was sweeping the porch as … Continue Reading →
(Snippets from the frontline) Dying from hospice Compassionate care must be provided at end-of-life minimizing pain and suffering. Inexperience, poor training, and greed by some hospice agencies though reveals an … Continue Reading →
(Snippets from the frontline) Hospice is a business Two decades ago was a scary time to fly as airplanes were crashing because some manufacturers and suppliers were using faulty nuts … Continue Reading →
(Snippets from the frontline) “Your loved one is on life support” 40 years ago when I started in medicine, the term “life support” meant a patient was tenuously alive on … Continue Reading →