Healthcare expenditure is the biggest threat to America’s economy, due to and aging population and a system in which physicians are often paid based on what they do to their patients, rather than fostering a patient’s overall quality of life. Dr...
Read moreHospice Saves Medicare Dollars: New Study from Mount Sinai Hospice benefit produces $2,561 in savings to Medicare for each patient enrolled for 53-105 days before death compared to a non-hospice control group, according to new research by the...
Read moreStein Hospice’s new TV spot, featuring Clinical Director Sharon Criscione, RN. The commercial will appear on cable channels throughout New Jersey Stein Hospice offers central NJ compassionate, individualized hospice care to patients experiencing...
Read moreGovernor of New Jersey, Chris Christie, reflects emotionally on the difficulty of facing end-of-life decisions with those we love. He regularly speaks about talking to his mother on her death bed, but he has apparently never discussed this...
Read moreWith a challah tucked underneath his arm, one rabbi makes house calls to elderly patients suffering from terminal illnesses Easing the Emotional Pains of Aging from Jewish Daily Forward on Vimeo.
Read moreStein Hospice Nurses discuss hospice, what it means to them and why they feel so passionate about their work. Stein Hospice offers central NJ compassionate, individualized hospice care to patients experiencing a life-limiting illness and support...
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Excerpts from the article “Branded by Misconception” featuring Bruce Birnberg, Executive Director of Stein Hospice: “Some people think of hospice as ‘the big black pill,’ after which you suddenly begin to die,” said Don Pendley, president of the...
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Bruce Birnberg, Executive Director of Stein Hospice leading an end of life discussion at a diverse professional gathering Mary Jane Yoder, RN [l] & Janice Vegola [r] staff the Stein Hospice table at the End of Life educational...
Read moreNew research published in the March issue of Health Affairs found that hospice enrollment saves money for Medicare and improves care quality for Medicare beneficiaries with a number of different lengths of services. The National Hospice and...
Read moreThe 30 second video above captures the essence of hospice work. It is from a Johnson & Johnson initiative to promote the nursing profession. It features a hospice nurse reflecting on her work.
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Hallmark Greeting Cards for the ‘Final Goodbye’ By Liz Neporent via Good Morning America During the two months that Regina Holliday’s husband, Fred, was hospitalized with cancer, he received a tower of “Get Well Soon” cards...
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