Quality of palliative care at US Hospices: Results of a national survey

Medical Care

Volumn 49, Issue 9, 2011, Pages 803-809

  Carlson, Melissa D A ^a   Barry, Colleen ^b   Schlesinger, Mark ^c   McCorkle, Ruth ^d   Morrison, R Sean ^a,e   Cherlin, Emily ^c   Herrin, Jeph ^f   Thompson, Jennifer ^c   Twaddle, Martha L ^g   Bradley, Elizabeth H ^c  

^a MOUNT SINAI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^c YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF NURSING   (United States)

^e James J Peters VA ^*  (United States)

^f YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^g Midwest Palliative and Hospice CareCenter   (United States)

Author keywords

hospice and palliative medicine; preferred practices; quality

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; FAMILY CENTERED CARE; HEALTH CARE PRACTICE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH SURVEY; HOSPICE CARE; HUMAN; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UNITED STATES;

CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HEALTH PLAN IMPLEMENTATION; HOSPICES; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PALLIATIVE CARE; PATIENT PREFERENCE; PROFESSIONAL-FAMILY RELATIONS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 80052153190     PISSN: 00257079     EISSN: 15371948     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/MLR.0b013e31822395b2     Document Type: Article

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