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Follow Fran and Sheila's blog, Changing the Way We Die, at Psychology Today. Here are their latest posts: Changing the Way We Die
Dual citizenship as a doctor and as a seriously ill patient had taught him that respectful communica [...]
Hospice is moving into the health care mainstream. A longtime hospice nurse explains why that’s not [...]
At the end of life, people sometimes find time and focus to do things they've always wanted to [...]
What's with all the doctors writing poems, novels and plays? Not to mention memoirs and opinion [...]
When shopping for a hospice, look past the often head-scratching names. Marketers may be overcompens [...]
| There’s a quiet revolution happening in the way we die. More than 1.5 million Americans a year die in hospice care — nearly 44 percent of all deaths — and a vast industry has sprung up to meet the growing demand. Once viewed as a New Age indulgence, hospice is now a $17 billion business and one of the most successful segments in health care. | ||
Changing The Way We Die, by award-winning journalists Fran Smith and Sheila Himmel, is the first book to take a broad, penetrating look at the hospice landscape, through gripping stories of real patients, families, and doctors, as well as the corporate giants that increasingly own the market. (read more) |
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| Marketplace on American Public Media: Why Roto-Rooter cares how you die |
KQED Radio NPR: 'Changing the Way We Die': A Deeper Look at Hospice Care |
Fran Smith debunks hospice myths on Fox News:
Fran's blog for the Partnership for Palliative Care restoringqualityoflifeblog.org
Silver medal from the 2014 Independent Publisher book awards.