Physician reimbursement for critical care services integrating palliative care for patients who are critically ill

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Volumn 141, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 787-792

  Lustbader, Dana R ^a   Nelson, Judith E ^b   Weissman, David E ^c   Hays, Ross M ^d   Mosenthal, Anne C ^e   Mulkerin, Colleen ^f   Puntillo, Kathleen A ^g   Ray, Daniel E ^h   Bassett, Rick ⁱ   Boss, Renee D ^j   Brasel, Karen J ^k   Campbell, Margaret L ^l   Cortez, Therese B ^m   Curtis, J Randall ⁿ  

^a NORTH SHORE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b MOUNT SINAI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c MEDICAL COLLEGE OF WISCONSIN   (United States)

^d SEATTLE CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF MEDICINE AND DENTISTRY   (United States)

^f HARTFORD HOSPITAL   (United States)

^g UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^h LEHIGH VALLEY HOSPITAL   (United States)

ⁱ St Luke's Children's Hospital   (United States)

^j JOHNS HOPKINS HOSPITAL   (United States)

^k FROEDTERT MEMORIAL LUTHERAN HOSPITAL   (United States)

^l DETROIT RECEIVING HOSPITAL   (United States)

^m Veterans Integrated Service Network 3   (United States)

ⁿ UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

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Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

BEREAVEMENT COUNSELING; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; CODING; CRITICALLY ILL PATIENT; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; FAMILY SERVICE; GOOD CLINICAL PRACTICE; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HOSPITAL CARE; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MEDICAL SERVICE; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PARTICIPATORY MANAGEMENT; PATIENT CARE PLANNING; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; REIMBURSEMENT; REVIEW;

EID: 84857950809     PISSN: 00123692     EISSN: 19313543     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1378/chest.11-2012     Document Type: Article

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