What physicians should know about hospice

Ochsner Journal

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 353-356

  Vogel, Susan L ^a,b  

^a OCHSNER CLINIC FOUNDATION   (United States)

^b Guardian Angel Hospice   (United States)

Author keywords

End of life; Hospice; Medicare; Palliative care

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO DEATH; AWARENESS; BEREAVEMENT COUNSELING; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DYING; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HOSPICE CARE; HUMAN; MEDICAL FEE; MEDICARE; NURSE ATTITUDE; NURSE PRACTITIONER; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PATIENT ASSESSMENT; PATIENT COUNSELING; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; PROGNOSIS; PSYCHOSOCIAL CARE; REIMBURSEMENT; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SPIRITUAL CARE; TERMINALLY ILL PATIENT;

EID: 83755188178     PISSN: 15245012     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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