Join the Statewide MA DPH Health Care Proxy Campaign: MA Dept. Public Health Partners with Honoring Choices and MA Health & Hospital Association
Honoring Choices MA is excited to partner with MA Department of Public Health (DPH) and MA Health & Hospital Association, to support the DPH statewide Health Care Proxy Campaign. DPH Commissioner Robert Goldstein, MD, PhD, is advocating that “anyone over the age of 18 have a designated Health Care Agent and completed Health Care Proxy in place.” See DPH announcement. Honoring…
Read MoreEnvisioning Person Driven, Community-Based Palliative Care In Massachusetts
Envisioning Person Driven, Community-Based Palliative Care In Massachusetts September 30, 12 Noon-1pm, Virtual Event, No Cost For Interprofessional Palliative Care Team Members REGISTER HERE Join us for a unique learning opportunity as experts in the California Medicaid Managed Care Palliative Care mandate present key implementation issues and lessons learned in delivering community-based palliative care services to a diverse, inclusive Medicaid…
Read MoreHealth Care Planning Process- Made Simple!
Honoring Choices MA has a new video that highlights the Step-by-Step Health Care Planning Process! The planning process enables adults and health care professionals to engage in planning conversations- from simple to serious illness- to make a plan for good care over a person’s lifetime. The video and graphic includes the 5 important conversations to…
Read MoreA Simple Step: A Call for Long-Term Health Care Planning
In the wake of the expiring public health emergency and persistent capacity constraints within healthcare facilities, a coalition of leading organizations is coming together to promote proactive care decision-making by calling on patients to designate a healthcare agent and complete a health care proxy document. Honoring Choices is delighted to join long time Partners, MA Health…
Read MoreNew: Guardianship and Alternatives to Guardianship
Guardianship is a legal process for adults who have a clinically diagnosed medical condition and are unable to make or communicate effective decisions about their everyday self-care, health, and safety. The Massachusetts court can appoint a Guardian to make some or all health care and personal decisions on the adult’s behalf, and ensure they get…
Read MoreWhat is Pediatric Palliative Care?
Here’s what a parent has to say- “Parenting a child with medical complexities is challenging, heartbreaking and joyful… all at the same time. Quality of life is at the heart of the decisions we make. The choice to include pediatric palliative care has been invaluable to our family. As part of our outstanding team, palliative…
Read MoreWelcome Boston Medical Center’s Health Equity Accelerator as an Honoring Choices Alliance Partner!
We are excited to partner with Boston Medical Center’s Health Equity Accelerator to support their work in driving the future of health equity. Health equity is a complex and entrenched issue with a well-documented race-based gap when it comes to health outcomes. The Heath Equity Accelerator at Boston Medical Center, led by co-directors Thea James,…
Read MoreBoston Medical Center’s EQTY 2023 – A Health Justice Summit
Honoring Choices MA is delighted to partner with Boston Medical Center’s Health Equity Accelerator. BMC and the Health Equity Accelerator invite all leaders and advocates and the Honoring Choices Partner Network to an special first time event- EQTY 2023 – A Health Justice Summit September 14, 2023, 8am-6:30pm Artists for Humanity, Boston MA EQTY…
Read MoreA Simple Step: Protecting Your Care Choices A Cross-Continuum Push for Healthcare Decision-Making
Honoring Choices MA (HCM) and Massachusetts Health & Hospital Association (MHA) and a coalition of leading organizations are coming together this season to promote proactive care decision-making by helping adults designate a Health Care Agent and complete a Health Care Proxy document. This call to action is championed by advocacy groups from across the continuum…
Read MoreThank You Honoring Choices Partners: Over 60 Events Empower Adults to Make a Plan!
Thanks all for making our 10th Annual Health Care Decisions Day Spring Celebration a BIG Success! The Honoring Choices Partners & new friends hosted over 60 events from April to June to help ensure every adult has equal access to health care planning. We are so grateful for your fun & innovative events that helped…
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