http://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2005/02/man-had-to-wait-more-than-five-hours.html Tue, 14 Feb 2012 23:00:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2005/02/man-had-to-wait-more-than-five-hours.html#comment-52160 Anonymous Tue, 22 Feb 2005 08:15:00 +0000 http://clients.emmense.com/kevinmd/2005/02/17888.html#comment-52160 This happened in the UK. Blame it on socialized medicine and the NHS. Not sure how developed their hospice programs are, nor whether nurses can pronounce or not. This happened in the UK. Blame it on socialized medicine and the NHS. Not sure how developed their hospice programs are, nor whether nurses can pronounce or not.

]]> http://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2005/02/man-had-to-wait-more-than-five-hours.html#comment-52154 Anonymous Mon, 21 Feb 2005 02:44:00 +0000 http://clients.emmense.com/kevinmd/2005/02/17888.html#comment-52154 yes, it is called hospice. traditional hospice participants will have access to 24 hour nursing, including visits to certify/ pronounce death. in most communities hospice enrollment includes a "precertification of death" that involves an MD signature, such that at the time of death paperwork is minimized and hassle from local law enforcement and/or EMT service is eliminated. the fault in this instance is the failure to have this patient enrolled in hospice ahead of time. yes, it is called hospice. traditional hospice participants will have access to 24 hour nursing, including visits to certify/ pronounce death. in most communities hospice enrollment includes a “precertification of death” that involves an MD signature, such that at the time of death paperwork is minimized and hassle from local law enforcement and/or EMT service is eliminated. the fault in this instance is the failure to have this patient enrolled in hospice ahead of time.

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