Integrating palliative care information and hospice referral in medicaid primary care

Journal of Palliative Medicine

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 376-382

  Beyea, Annette ^a   Fischer, Jonathan ^b   Schenck, Anna ^c   Hanson, Laura C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b NC Community Care Networks Inc   (United States)

^c IL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BLINDNESS; CAUSE OF DEATH; DISABLED PERSON; DISTRESS SYNDROME; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HOSPICE; HOSPICE CARE; HOSPICE PATIENT; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MEDICAID; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL INFORMATION; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT REFERRAL; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; SYMPTOM; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT;

CASE MANAGEMENT; HOSPICE CARE; HUMANS; INFORMATION MANAGEMENT; MEDICAID; PALLIATIVE CARE; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; QUALITY IMPROVEMENT; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84875850495     PISSN: 10966218     EISSN: 15577740     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/jpm.2012.0483     Document Type: Article

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