Improving value in healthcare: Opportunities and challenges for palliative care professionals in the age of health reform

Journal of Hospice and Palliative Nursing

Volumn 14, Issue 7, 2012, Pages 452-459

  Fletcher, Devon S ^a   Panke, Joan T ^b  

^a VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Palliative Care Nurse Practitioner and Palliative Consultant   (United States)

Author keywords

costs; health reform; hospice; palliative care; quality

Indexed keywords

EID: 84866424856     PISSN: 15222179     EISSN: 15390705     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/NJH.0b013e3182604df2     Document Type: Review

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