Integrating palliative care into the outpatient, private practice oncology setting

Journal of Pain and Symptom Management

Volumn 40, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 126-135

  Muir, J Cameron ^a,b   Daly, Farrah ^a   Davis, Malene S ^a   Weinberg, Richard ^a   Heintz, Jessica S ^a   Paivanas, Thomas A ^c   Beveridge, Roy ^d  

^a FAAHPM   (United States)

^b VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c TAPA Inc   (United States)

^d Fairfax Northern Virginia Hematology Oncology   (United States)

Author keywords

Ambulatory; Oncologist productivity; Oncology; Outcomes; Outpatient; Palliative care; Quality

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BILLING AND CLAIMS; CANCER CENTER; CANCER PALLIATIVE THERAPY; CONSULTATION; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; OUTPATIENT CARE; PATIENT REFERRAL; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PRIVATE PRACTICE; SYMPTOM; NEOPLASMS; ONCOLOGY; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; OUTPATIENT; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PILOT STUDY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; HUMANS; MEDICAL ONCOLOGY; NEOPLASMS; OUTPATIENTS; PALLIATIVE CARE; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; PILOT PROJECTS; PRIVATE PRACTICE; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 77955329627     PISSN: 08853924     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2009.12.017     Document Type: Article

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