by Anne Llewellyn | Apr 26, 2016 | Professional Focus |
A few weeks ago, I had the opportunity to attend the Visiting Nurse Association of America (VNAA) annual conference. The meeting was held in Miami, FL, which made it local for me, so I decided to attend to catch up with what was happening in the post-acute sector of...
by Anne Llewellyn | Apr 14, 2016 | Professional Focus |
As a nurse working in critical care as well as a catastrophic case manager, I have always marveled at the resilience of the human spirit. Over my career, I have met and cared for so many brave and courageous people, but it was not till I became a patient myself that I...
by Anne Llewellyn | Apr 2, 2016 | Professional Focus |
Finding a way to contain healthcare costs while improving the health of the US population are topics being discussed in the halls of Congress, in Board Rooms, in local communities and at national healthcare conferences across the country. This is because the...
by Anne Llewellyn | Mar 21, 2016 | Professional Focus |
In this week’s post, I wanted to continue with the theme of patient engagement and the important role patients and their families play in helping to make our healthcare system, patient-centered, safe, and cost-effective for all. As I have discussed in past issues of...
by Anne Llewellyn | Feb 28, 2016 | Professional Focus |
As the Democrat and Republican Presidential primaries heat up, the topic of healthcare is front and center…and for good reason. The United States health care system is the most expensive system in the world but consistently under performs about other countries on most...
