Comprehensive Hospice, Symptom Assessment Could Steer Patients Toward Appropriate Care Model
A large cohort study sought to determine the effects of hospice care type on management of end of life in terminally ill patients.
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Early Palliative Care Reduces End-of-life Health Care Costs
Researchers present data on use of palliative care in the last 30 days of life and the impact on costs among those who did and did not receive palliative care.
Racial/Ethnic Disparities in End-of-Life Care in a Medicaid Population
This study focused on a cohort of nonelderly Medicaid beneficiaries with stage IV breast or colorectal cancer who resided in New Jersey.
Palliative Care Services Lagging Worldwide
Greater palliative care development and implementation is needed worldwide, according to a study recently published in the Journal of Pain and Symptom Management.
Consensus on Recommendations for End-of-Life Pain Management for the Critically Ill in the ICU
The majority of existing clinical guidelines and consensus statements on pain management at the end of life in the intensive care unit agree on a set of recommendations that include the use of high doses of opioid.
Quality of End-of-Life Care Similar Between Racial Groups
Family members of both white and black decedents equally reported not always being informed on the decedent’s care or progress.
A Physician Provides Insights on the ‘Last Gift Study’
Terminally ill people with HIV have few opportunities to participate in research, but some leave a final gift to their community.
Two-Thirds of Americans Don’t Have Advance Directives
Among 795,909 people in 150 studies, only 36.7% had completed an advance directive.
Medicare Recipients Oftentimes Undergo Care Transitions Nearing Death
More than 80% had at least one transition, with many experiencing four or more.
Discussion of Advanced Directives Increase with Quality Interventions
A series of quality improvement interventions can increase the capture of advanced care directives in EMRs.
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