Hospice Care in Greenfield, MA - Medicare Status, Ratings, Address, Contact

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Hospice Of Franklin County, Inc
Medicare Approved
Location: 329 Conway Street, Greenfield, Massachusetts 01301
Phone: (413) 774-2400

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ICICI Lombard General Insurance Company launches new ad campaign

Insurance is all about a 'Promise'. A promise that needs to be fulfilled during the hour of need. This is a unique category where the value of the product is realised not at the time of purchase but sometime in future when an unfortunate event/accident occurs for which the insurance cover was purchased. It is this 'moment of truth' that separates one insurance company from the other in terms of whether or not a claim is settled and the speed of settlement thus adequately compensating the insured for the loss.

Traditional chemotherapy agents with targeted therapies improves survival in advance-stage lung cancer

The combination of traditional chemotherapy agents with targeted therapies called monoclonal antibodies showed no safety concerns and improved survival in patients with advanced non-small cell lung cancer according to a study presented at the 2008 Chicago Multidisciplinary Symposium in Thoracic Oncology, sponsored by ASTRO, ASCO, IASLC and the University of Chicago.

"Good" cholesterol improves blood glucose levels, say scientists

High density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL), the so-called "good" cholesterol improves blood glucose levels by enhancing skeletal muscle function and reducing adiposity, scientists of the Helmholtz Zentrum München report in the current issue of the renown American Heart Association Journal ‚Circulation'.

Prostate radiotherapy improves survival in men with low burden of metastatic disease

Radiotherapy to the prostate improves overall survival in men newly diagnosed with metastatic prostate cancer who have a low metastatic disease burden but not in those with higher burden of disease, according to results from a pre-planned analysis of a large comparison study reported at ESMO 2018.

Eclipsys reaches milestone: 50 millionth order entered into its EHR system

Eclipsys Corporation®, The Outcomes Company®, continues to strengthen its position as a leader in computerized physician order entry (CPOE) with the announcement today that long-standing client Sarasota Memorial Health Care System (Sarasota Memorial), located in Sarasota, FL, recently entered its 50 millionth order into its electronic health record (EHR) system. The notable physician order was entered by emergency medicine specialist Bill Colgate, MD.

Hospice Care

Hospice care is a type of care and philosophy of care that focuses on the palliation of a chronically ill, terminally ill or seriously ill patient's pain and symptoms, and attending to their emotional and spiritual needs. Care may be provided in a patient's home or in a designated facility such as nursing home, hospital unit or freestanding hospice, with level of care and sometimes location based upon frequent evaluation of the paients needs. The four primary levels of care provided by hospice are routine home care, continuous care, general inpatient and respite care.