On April 22, 2024, the final rule for Minimum Staffing Standards for Long-Term Care Facilities was released. This rule included significant updates to the Facility Assessment requirement.
Honoring Choices has a new video that highlights the Step-by-Step Health Care Planning Process, which enables health care professionals and adults to engage in planning conversations- from simple to serious illness- to decide for good care over a person's lifetime.
The Commonwealth’s transition from the current paper-based MA MOLST Program to the POLST (Portable Orders for Life- Sustaining Treatment) electronic form and statewide electronic registry is well underway.
The Massachusetts Health and Hospital Association (MHA) has issued a new report outlining the challenges the healthcare system faces and offering some goals to relieve the pressures on patients, caregivers, and employers.
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