{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"Five for Friday, episode 008","description":"Are you confused about how someone qualifies to be a hospice patient? &amp;nbsp; This episode will help to remove some of the confusion about the diagnoses that may qualify a patient for hospice. &amp;nbsp;Not every patient with a chronic illness can receive hospice coverage. &amp;nbsp;They first have to be certified by a doctor as having a terminal illness, or life-limiting illness, with a prognosis of 6 months or less life expectancy. &amp;nbsp; The diseases covered by hospice are much more than just cancer diagnoses, however &amp;nbsp;Helen &amp;amp; Jerry discuss the terminal diagnoses that may qualify someone for hospice in this episode of Five for Friday. &amp;nbsp; We mention the National Hospice &amp;amp; Palliative Care Organization in this episode, and encourage you to look on their website for more detailed information, at www.nhpco.org.&amp;nbsp; If you have further questions regarding hospice qualifications, please write us at host@theheartofhospice.com, or find us on Facebook or Twitter. &amp;nbsp;We look forward to hearing from our listeners.&amp;nbsp; ","author_name":"The Heart of Hospice Podcast","author_url":"http:\/\/theheartofhospice.libsyn.com\/podcast","html":"<iframe title=\"Libsyn Player\" style=\"border: none\" src=\"\/\/html5-player.libsyn.com\/embed\/episode\/id\/4740818\/height\/90\/theme\/custom\/thumbnail\/yes\/direction\/forward\/render-playlist\/no\/custom-color\/ecf807\/\" height=\"90\" width=\"600\" scrolling=\"no\"  allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen><\/iframe>","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/assets.libsyn.com\/secure\/content\/13030290"}