Reimbursement for advance care planning: Why should intensivists care?

American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine

Volumn 184, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 387-400

  Randall Curtis, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AUSTRALIA; BURNOUT; CAREGIVER BURDEN; EDITORIAL; EMOTIONAL STRESS; FAMILY; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE NEED; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; LIFE SUSTAINING TREATMENT; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MEDICARE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); REIMBURSEMENT; TERMINAL CARE; UNITED STATES;

ADVANCE CARE PLANNING; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE; PHYSICIANS; REIMBURSEMENT MECHANISMS;

EID: 80051823226     PISSN: 1073449X     EISSN: 15354970     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1164/rccm.201106-0981ED     Document Type: Editorial

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