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For Our Clients
Fun and Safe Easter Day Activities for Seniors
Easter is a wonderful time to celebrate renewal, joy, and togetherness. For seniors, it’s an opportunity to enjoy meaningful traditions while staying active and safe.
Does Medicare Cover Hospice in Houston?
Does Medicare Cover Hospice in Houston? If you’re searching for answers about hospice care for a loved one in Houston, one of the most common
How to Prevent Hospital Readmissions at Home in Greater Houston
How to Prevent Hospital Readmissions at Home in Greater Houston Hospital readmissions are stressful for patients, families, physicians, and case managers alike. In a fast-growing
When Is Home Health the Right Next Step?
Signs Patients in Houston May Benefit From Home Health Care After a Doctor Visit or Hospital Stay After a doctor’s visit or hospital discharge, many
How Home Health Helps Seniors Stay Independent at Home in Houston
Aging doesn’t mean giving up independence. For many seniors in Houston and surrounding communities, staying in their own home—close to family, routines, and familiar surroundings—is
Hospice Care in Houston & Montgomery County | Avatar Home Health and Hospice
Hospice Care in Houston & Montgomery County Compassion, Comfort, and Connection at Avatar Home Health and Hospice At Avatar Home Health and Hospice,
For Doctors
Ensuring Prescriber Payment During a Hospice Episode: Avoiding Medicare Denials
Doctors, nurse practitioners, and physician assistants can and should be paid for covered work they perform for patients enrolled in hospice. Yet hospice enrollment continues
Prognostic Awareness Reported as Low as 16% Among Cancer Patients
As patients approach end of life, treatment tradeoffs make high-quality communication increasingly important. Unfortunately, effectively communicating a survival prognosis is much more than clearly stating
Instructing the Elderly: Challenges & Solutions
Physician Bulletins: Below, you will find a sample of the community-based healthcare utilization bulletins that we routinely mail to referring doctors and other healthcare professionals. Only
Patients in Home Hospice Live Longer
Most patients express a desire to die at home rather than in the hospital, if they are to die.1 In fact, dying at home is
A Systematic Approach for Discussing Prognosis
In response to research revealing the importance of prognostic conversations and low patient recall of prognostic conversations, Margaret Isaac, MD and Randall Curtis, MD outlined
Medicare Launches Hospice Compare Avatar Leads the U.S. in 100% of Published Measures
Physician Bulletins: Below, you will find a sample of the community-based healthcare utilization bulletins that we routinely mail to referring doctors and other healthcare professionals. Medicare
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