Literature Review

Why most cybersecurity spending fails to stop data breaches Forbes | Forbes Technology Council; by Adriel Desautels; 6/16/26  During World War II, France discovered the difference between defending against the last war and defending against the next one. ... The Maginot Line was the best-in-class defense of its era, roughly 280 miles of fortifications, gun emplacements and underground tunnels along the French border with Germany. The right experts had been consulted. The right doctrine had been applied. The defense looked impressive. ... It failed because the attacker behaved differently than expected.​

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Hospice, ethics & capitalism:  a powerful conversation with  UVA Darden School of Business — part one Teleios Collaborative Network (TCN); podcast hosted by Chris Comeaux with Lauren Kaufman and Stephen Maiden; 6/17/26 Few topics spark more debate in healthcare than the intersection of compassionate care, ethical responsibility, and financial sustainability. Will mission-driven hospice organizations survive—and thrive—in a healthcare landscape increasingly dominated by for-profit providers? In Part One of this compelling conversation, host Chris Comeaux welcomes Lauren Kaufmann, Assistant Professor of Business Administration at the University of Virginia Darden School of Business, and Stephen Maiden, Managing Director of the Darden Case Writing Research Group. Together, they discuss the groundbreaking business case developed around Teleios Collaborative Network and the evolving hospice industry.

‘Unmet needs’: Clinicians agree spiritual care important in cancer, but do not provide it Healio; by Josh Friedman; 6/17/26 Most clinicians agree that spiritual care is “essential” to taking care of patients with cancer, but only a fraction routinely screen for distress. In a survey of nearly 700 oncologists, hematologists and palliative care clinicians, more than 90% agreed spiritual suffering can negatively affect outcomes, yet many of those respondents reported screening should not be part of their professional role, and less than 15% said they always screened for spiritual distress.

Power of rituals and memorialization in the grieving process AfterTalk; by Melissa Calvert; 6/17/26 A ritual is a ceremony of meaning, a continued observance of ceremonies which are repeated routinely are known as rituals. Rituals can either be done in an isolated manner or by gathering lots of people; it varies from person to person. Rituals are held to mark important events in one’s life, for example, birth, wedding, graduation, and death. The main purpose of a ritual is to add meaning to an event to add depth to it, whether secular or spiritual meaning.

The family caregiver experience in palliative care pathways: a multidimensional framework BMC Health Services Research; by Marzia Cettina Severino, Costanza Galli and Sabina De Rosis; 6/16/26 Family caregivers play an essential role across the life course of people, especially in delicate moments as the end-of-life, playing a central role in supporting and caring for terminal patients. Exploring the experience of family caregivers along this pathway is crucial to ensure a respectful, person-centered and high-quality experience with healthcare services, not only for patients but also for their caregivers. This study aimed to develop and validate collaboratively a multidimensional framework to explore the global experience of family caregivers across the palliative care pathways, through a multi-step participatory process involving professionals and caregivers.

[United Kingdom] One in five children’s hospices cutting staff or services amid funding pressures, study finds CivilSociety; By eyewave; 6/16/26 Almost a fifth of UK children’s hospice charities are cutting services or employing fewer staff as a result of financial pressures, according to research published today. The research, commissioned by national charity Together for Short Lives, found that while most hospices had managed to maintain service levels over the past year, nearly half had used reserves to do so. A third had reduced short breaks or respite care, while a smaller proportion had cut hospice-at-home services and end-of-life care. The findings came against the backdrop of an 18% sector-wide rise in charitable expenditure year on year, and a 21% increase in overall expenditure.

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The collusion in discussing prognosis with cancer patients MedPage Today's KevinMD.com; by Kyle Edmonds, MD; 6/14/26 Two people sit in an exam room. One has an illness that will end their life. The other knows. Neither wants to say it out loud, so neither does. The conversation drifts toward next steps (another scan, another line of therapy, another visit on the calendar), and both leave the room feeling that it went well. This is not a thought experiment. In 2012, the New England Journal of Medicine published a study by Jane Weeks and colleagues that should have changed practice overnight. ... That was 2012. Same finding turned up again recently: 986 advanced cancer patients, 74 percent still misperceiving their treatment’s intent. The pattern is alive and well.

During Garden Grove evacuations, did seniors and people with disabilities get out safely? The Almanac; by Kelley Barrett; 6/16/26 When officials ordered tens of thousands of residents to evacuate during the Garden Grove chemical emergency in Orange County last month, the instruction sounded simple: leave now. But for many Californians, leaving is not simple. For some, it is impossible without help. Think about the bedridden senior who relies on a caregiver to be turned, cleaned, fed and medicated. What happens to the disabled resident whose power wheelchair cannot fit in a regular car, the hospice patient on oxygen, or the medically fragile person who cannot safely sit for hours in a crowded shelter?

Designing the dream house of an 87-year-old tech visionary DNYUZ; 6/16/26 Brand’s life has been going for 87 years, but lately the going has been tough. The man known for creating the Whole Earth Catalog—the 1960s countercultural guide to self-sufficiency that Steve Jobs was fond of—has an incurable disease and is down to 130 pounds, an alarming weight for a nearly 6-footer. Brand’s mind is sharp as ever; you can’t talk to the man for five minutes without learning something. ... Brand is a world-class pragmatist and a philosopher of structures; he once wrote a book called How Buildings Learn about how homes and commercial properties evolve over time. ... We do a walk-through of the studio, all 715 square feet of it. Off of the living space, under an arch, is a motorized bed. There are no rails, and it looks nothing like hospital equipment. Brand grabs a remote and playfully shows me how it rises and kneels. The kitchen counters are lower than usual, to accommodate Brand if he ever needs a wheelchair. The bathroom is the space that’s most optimized for accessibility. ...

BeLoved Hospice launches new Las Vegas operation Hospice News; by Jim Parker; 6/16/26 Oregon-headquartered BeLoved Hospice has opened a Las Vegas location even as other local operators shut down due to regulatory scrutiny.BeLoved’s Las Vegas operation opened May 1, just two weeks before the U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) implemented a six-month moratorium on new hospice enrollments in Medicare. The establishment of the de novo also occurred prior to a Nevada state moratorium on new hospice licenses. Demographic tailwinds are fueling a robust hospice market in Las Vegas, according to Dr. Steven Lampinen, medical director for BeLoved Hospice.