Making the Case for Palliative Care at the System Level: Outcomes Data

Journal of Palliative Medicine

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 2016, Pages 255-258

  Bharadwaj, Parag ^a,b   Helfen, Karen M ^a   Deleon, Leo J ^c   Thompson, Douglas M ^a   Ward, Jennifer R ^d   Patterson, John ^e   Yennurajalingam, Sriram ^f   Kim, Joe B ^g   Zimbro, Kathie S ^a   Cassel, J Brian ^h   Bleznak, Aaron D ⁱ  

^a SENTARA HEALTHCARE   (United States)

^b EASTERN VIRGINIA MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^c Sentara Princess Anne Hospital   (United States)

^d Sentara Obici Hospital   (United States)

^e Sentara Leigh Hospital   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MD ANDERSON CANCER CENTER   (United States)

^g CEDARS SINAI MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^h VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

ⁱ Sentara Medical Group   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AVOIDANCE BEHAVIOR; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HOSPICE; HOSPITAL READMISSION; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; LANDSCAPE; LENGTH OF STAY; MEDICAL RECORD; MORTALITY; MULTICENTER STUDY; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PHYSICIAN; COST; ECONOMICS; FEMALE; HOSPITAL MORTALITY; INTEGRATED HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; MALE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; TIME FACTOR; UNITED STATES;

COSTS AND COST ANALYSIS; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE, INTEGRATED; FEMALE; HOSPICES; HOSPITAL MORTALITY; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; PALLIATIVE CARE; PATIENT READMISSION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TIME FACTORS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84959522788     PISSN: 10966218     EISSN: 15577740     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/jpm.2015.0234     Document Type: Article

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