Hospital mortality rates: How is palliative care taken into account?

Journal of Pain and Symptom Management

Volumn 40, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 914-925

  Cassel, J Brian ^a   Jones, Amber B ^b   Meier, Diane E ^b   Smith, Thomas J ^a   Spragens, Lynn Hill ^b   Weissman, David ^b  

^a VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Center to Advance Palliative Care   (United States)

Author keywords

Coding; Hospice; Hospital care; Measurement; Mortality; Palliative care; Quality of care

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONSULTATION; HOSPICE; HOSPICE CARE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; LEADERSHIP; MEDICAID; MEDICARE; MORTALITY; PALLIATIVE THERAPY;

HOSPICE CARE; HOSPITAL MORTALITY; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; MEDICAID; MEDICARE; PALLIATIVE CARE; QUALITY INDICATORS, HEALTH CARE; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 78649944501     PISSN: 08853924     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2010.07.005     Document Type: Article

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