Free Facts to Help You Make Smart Choices for You & Yours
Five Questions to Ask before Accepting Each New Offer for Drug, Test, Tx, Procedure, Surgery
Proactive Preventative Health Includes Holding Your Providers Accountable to Help Improve Your Health and Function
For each new prescription Just Ask:
Is this Really Necessary
What Are the Benefits?
What Are the Risks?
Are There Any Other Treatment Options?
What Happens if we do nothing. We don't do any of this?
At minimum You may be able to make an informed decision or seek an independent opinion.
Improved Health & Function but doctors persist you Need Medication(s)
Summer Time in Arizona = Decreased Revenue for Many Hospitals, Specialists, etc.
You had one blood test suggesting a problem. Your doctor prescribes ( X )
A "Palliative" Open Heart Surgery ok, well maybe if a tumor is impeding function- this is NOT that
If you hear "I can perform a palliative surgery on your heart to help you breathe better" politely excuse yourself to the bathroom and return with your phone on record. It may be your lucky day!
Or, discretely put your phone on airplane mode then turn on the Voice Memo Record Function
If your Cardiologists is trying to talk you into an open-heart-surgery and makes any reference to it being palliative, ask him/her to explain in detail. When he/she is done "educating you on palliative open-heart surgery" then ask the Five Questions at the Top of "Free Facts" so you may make an informed decision.
Recognize that Palliative means non-curative interventions.
Google "Corruption in Health Care" and/or visit https://oig.hhs.gov/ or visit your state attorney general
Palliative Care vs Hospice
Palliative Definition: (of a medicine or medical care) relieving pain or distressing symptoms without focus of trying to deal with the cause of the condition(s) causing the distressing symptoms.
Palliative Care Specialists
Afraid or purposely avoiding "there is no other curative intervention that will benefit your health or your well-being. However, we can work to keep you comfortable as you continue to help up increase our profits / our share of your Medicare, State Aid, Private Insurance Dollars and/or your personal wealth from your heirs.
Hospice Care is an Entitlement and many Hospices are out to Steal Your Hospice Benefit
If you are lonely and scared call Hospice of the Valley before signing away your Hospice Benefit
If you do not meet the CMS guidelines for hospice admission they will tell you truth and provide alternative resources and actually help you attain those resources.
HOV has also been spanked by Medicare; Yet HOV had the Money (foundation Monies) to pay Medicare back for their erroneous billing (FRAUD) and inability to provide 51% proof of need for Hospice Services. And, they had the money and resources to grow ideals from their nurses (not providing credit to said nurses) none the less utilizing to enhance their out-reach programs and are actually making contributions the help people while earning additional revenue.
Hospice of the Valley have improved several aspects of their out-reach like services and one may be available to help you continue living your life. They may include supportive palliative or simple chronic disease management programs where NP's provide in-home visits all designed to keep you comfortable and safe in your home. Of course helping you avoid unnecessary hospitalizations. And keeping you out of the hospital not only improves your chance for optimal function; but, also helps ensure when you are meet CMS criteria for admission to hospice no other provider will refer to a different hospice.
Many family practice, geriatric specialists/geriatricians, and even ALF doctors or Specialists turned and/or invested in assisted living communities, and group homes, have invested and operating his/her own or partnered in his/her own hospice.
And, many of providers (doctors, PA's, and NP's) are lining his/her pockets and adding "prestige" to his/her reputation when referring you to various hospices offering no end of life expertise, little to no support-often time your nurse swings by merely to take your blood pressure and drop off supplies.
Facts are Facts If you are alone or believe that you will need in-patient care (complex disease processes or lack of support and resources) Hospice of the Valley is your best chance for decent end of life Car