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Getting On The Same Page. The Family Meeting.

As a caregiver, you may often feel responsible for making all the health care decisions for your relative who is ill. This feeling comes from the great sense of love and responsibility you have towards your loved one.
Including family members in conversations about treatment and goals will help facilitate discussions with the health care team and get everyone on the same page.

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Information About New York State Health Care Worker Bonus

September 1, 2022 As you recall, on August 8th, I sent out an email (shown in the thread below) sharing the good news that Governor Kathy Hochul announced the New York State Health Care Worker Bonus program, to acknowledge the selfless contributions and commitment of frontline health care workers. This program is being regulated and [...] Read More

Isabella Disclosures

Publicly Available Nursing Home Compliance and Quality Information Both the New York State Department of Health (DOH) and the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) maintain databases of nursing homes that include information on performance and quality measures, complaints, citations, inspections, enforcement actions, and penalties taken against facilities. The website maintained by DOH is [...] Read More

Menorah Disclosures

Publicly Available Nursing Home Compliance and Quality Information Both the New York State Department of Health (DOH) and the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) maintain databases of nursing homes that include information on performance and quality measures, complaints, citations, inspections, enforcement actions, and penalties taken against facilities. The website maintained by DOH is [...] Read More

Transparency in Coverage

Machine-readable files are made available in response to the federal Transparency in Coverage Rule and include negotiated service rates and out-of-network allowed amounts between health plans and healthcare providers. The machine-readable files are formatted to allow researchers, regulators, and application developers to more easily access and analyze data. Read More

The MJHS Veteran Liaison Program

An essential component of our We Honor Veterans program is providing patients and families with a Veteran Liaison to support their needs and assist them with accessing veteran benefits and entitlements. As former service members, they speak the “language” of other veterans and share their expertise, vet to vet. Our MJHS Veteran Liaisons Partner With [...] Read More

Pediatric Hospice Care at MJHS

Caring for a loved one with a terminal illness can be complicated and overwhelming. But when the patient is your child, the challenges are far more complex. As a parent, you are forced to juggle many responsibilities, may have other children who are scared or need attention and have to make so many decisions that [...] Read More

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Understanding Pediatric Hospice

Understanding Pediatric Hospice Can Be Confusing. We want to make it a bit easier by explaining what it is so you can understand what this kind of care includes and how it may benefit you and your ill child.

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