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April 28, 2010 - A few weeks ago HVA launched Version
2.0 of its Patient Data Vault (PDV) software. This exciting new software revision
was a major effort and significantly improves our subscribers’ access to data in
the PDV. This simpler and more efficient interface to processing and managing your
volunteer’s reports is saving hospices 30% in hard costs alone, to say nothing of
the management efficiencies associated with instant access to highly organized volunteer and patient
information which are streamlining the operation of hospice volunteer
programs and as a result are saving hospices money and allowing them to provide
better service to patients and their families.
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Volunteers Love It Too!! Never has reporting volunteer
activities been so easy. The benefits mentioned above are just the advantages for
volunteer managers but we must tell you, volunteers are very happy too. Submitting
forms, coordinating vigils with other volunteers, journaling, keeping up with volunteer
meetings and special events has never been easier.
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 The current economic climate calls for cost-effective,
belt-tightening methods for hospice business operations. Hospices currently using
the PDV Service
are finding many such advantages. The cost savings in time and materials, the variety
of volunteer forms available and the improved efficiencies in communication methods
are quite significant. Most important is that all of these improvements meet the
strict requirements of the HIPAA Privacy Rule for storage and transmission of Electronic
Protected Health Information (EPHI). Volunteers and staff can access, share and report sensitive patient
information anywhere that there is an Internet connection.
[Sign-up] Today for a No-Risk 30-day FREE Trial!!
The monthly subscription price of this new cost-saving service is very affordable,
$1.95/month per volunteer -- approximately equivalent to the monthly cost of postage
per volunteer for mailing volunteer forms. Also, charges only apply when a volunteer
actually uses the PDV during the billing period. No minimum charges apply.
We believe that HVA member hospices will find this service a true benefit to volunteer
management operations and make it easier for volunteers to communicate with hospice
staff. Click here to learn more about this new member
service that HVA believes is the solution to this long-standing problem of sharing
sensitive patient data electronically over the Internet.
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February 22, 2010 - the latest issue of the
Hospice Volunteer News is now available online. This issue is filled with
informative articles and interviews that will be of great interest to hospice volunteers
and hospice volunteer managers. To view the highlights of this new issue,
click here. The HV News e-magazine continues to expand its content with
many new outstanding features. To learn more and view a sample issue
click here.
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New Members: Join HVA now and receive the handbook
This Time of Caregiving - Words of Encouragement & Hope
as our gift!!
Please Note: This offer applies to paid memberships only.
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HVTI has incorporated the suggestions and comments of Volunteer Coordinators from
around the country that were compiled from our National Hospice Volunteer Training
Survey (purchase this report from Caregiver's
Store). The survey respondents represented over 30,000 patients served annually
by nearly 7,000 volunteers. This data (see preview)
was used by our curriculum planners to guide them in the development of the HVTI
volunteer training program development.
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The infrastructure for the institute is now in place and course development is underway.
HVTI expects to have its initial courses online by summer 2009.
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The HEAL Project has created the National Council on Hospice Volunteer Education
(NCHVE). This council is made up of national visionaries that are guiding the
development of the HVTI curriculum and assisting in defining the national certification
program for volunteers and volunteer managers.
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The Hospice Volunteer Association (HVA) created the National
Hospice Document Repository (NHDR) as a public service to the hospice community.
Some of the ways that we hope this repository will assist the community are:
- providing a venue for hospice volunteer coordinators/managers to
share training materials, volunteer program descriptions, volunteer job descriptions,
outreach brochures, etc. with their colleagues.
- to share information relating to events, conferences, retreats and
workshops that would be of value and interest to the hospice volunteer community.
- to share articles and other types of information that would be of
interest to the hospice community.
Using the NHDR is now much easier. We have made it very easy for members of the
hospice community to upload documents they wish to share. You can now perform searches
for documents in the repository using key words.
Search and access hundreds of hospice-related documents -- download
them for free! The HVA repository is one of the largest free sources
of hospice-related information in the world.
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If you would like to share such information with other hospices,
click here to find out how to submit or access documents.
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The HEAL Project started the pilot program for its Hannah's Friends community volunteer
program in Northern CA. This program is supporting the families of children with a life-threatening
illness. Hannah's Friends now has its own website. Click
here to visit the new site and learn more about the program.
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The HEAL Project's Community Outreach Program in Education (COPE)
provides a free knowledge base for those who are or will be embarking upon a caregiving
journey for a friend or family member.
- Series I - Caring for a Terminally
ill Loved One - Making Compassionate Choices: this series focuses on the
various facets of caregiving starting with the diagnosis of a terminal illness through
to death and the bereavement period that follows.
- Series II - Caring for a Child
Approaching the End of Life and Keeping the Family Together: Families that
are caring for a child with a life-limiting or life-threatening illness face formidable
emotional, psychological and spiritual challenges. This series provides useful information
that will help guide and support them on their journey, easing the uncertainty of
what lies ahead.
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