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United Hospital Fund Transitions in Care Action Agenda Calls on Health Care Providers, Payers, and Others to Train and Support Family Caregivers

Release Date: 05.15.2013
Contact: Bob de Luna

The United Hospital Fund has announced an agenda of ten action steps to improve transitions in care and contribute significantly to the transformation of the nation’s health care system, as well as a report about the three-year initiative Transitions in Care–Quality Improvement Collaborative.

United Hospital Fund's Fredda Vladeck Receives M. Powell Lawton Quality of Life Award for Transforming Communities into Good Places to Grow Old

Release Date: 03.26.2012
Contact: Bob de Luna
Fredda Vladeck received the 2012 M. Powell Lawton Quality of Life Award from the Philadelphia Corporation for Aging for her pioneering work in transforming communities into good places to grow old.

With a New State Law Requiring Palliative Care Counseling, United Hospital Fund Focuses Attention on Practical Guide

Release Date: 02.09.2011
Contact: Bob de Luna

The Palliative Care Information Act, now law, focuses attention on the Next Step in Care resource A Family Caregiver's Guide to Hospice and Palliative Care.