Applying the National Quality Forum preferred practices for Palliative and Hospice Care: A social work perspective

Journal of Social Work in End-of-Life and Palliative Care

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 3-16

  Altilio, Terry ^a   Otis Green, Shirley ^b   Dahlin, Constance M ^c  

^a BETH ISRAEL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b CITY OF HOPE NATIONAL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Care planning; Clinical practice guidelines; End of life; Hospice; National Consensus Project (NCP); National Quality Forum (NQF); Palliative care; Preferred practices; Social work

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; FAMILY; GROUP PROCESS; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HOSPICE CARE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; INTERDISCIPLINARY COMMUNICATION; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PATIENT CARE PLANNING; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; SOCIAL WORK;

COMMUNICATION; FAMILY; GROUP PROCESSES; HOSPICE CARE; HUMANS; INTERDISCIPLINARY COMMUNICATION; PALLIATIVE CARE; PATIENT CARE PLANNING; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; PROFESSIONAL-FAMILY RELATIONS; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; SOCIAL WORK;

EID: 59749083633     PISSN: 15524256     EISSN: 15524264     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15524250802071999     Document Type: Article

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