Demonstration of a sustainable community-based model of care across the palliative care continuum

Journal of Pain and Symptom Management

Volumn 44, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 797-809

  Bull, Janet H ^a   Whitten, Elizabeth ^a   Morris, John ^a   Hooper, Richelle Nugent ^a   Wheeler, Jane L ^b   Kamal, Arif ^b,c   Abernethy, Amy P ^b,c,d  

^a Four Seasons   (United States)

^b DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c DUKE CANCER INSTITUTE   (United States)

^d FLINDERS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

business; end of life care; finance; health services delivery; organizational development; Palliative care; sustainability

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ARTICLE; CODING; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE FINANCING; HEALTH CARE MANPOWER; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HOSPICE; HOSPITAL BILLING; HOSPITAL FINANCE; HOSPITAL PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; HOSPITAL POLICY; HUMAN; JOB SATISFACTION; LEADERSHIP; NURSE PRACTITIONER; OUTPATIENT CARE; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PATIENT REFERRAL; PHYSICIAN; PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PROCESS MODEL; PRODUCTIVITY; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE;

COMMUNITY HEALTH SERVICES; COST SAVINGS; HEALTH CARE COSTS; MODELS, ECONOMIC; MODELS, ORGANIZATIONAL; NORTH CAROLINA; ORGANIZATIONAL CULTURE; ORGANIZATIONAL OBJECTIVES; PALLIATIVE CARE;

EID: 84870519759     PISSN: 08853924     EISSN: 18736513     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2011.12.278     Document Type: Article

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