Association of Physician Specialty with Hospice Referral for Hospitalized Nursing Home Patients with Advanced Dementia

Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

Volumn 65, Issue 8, 2017, Pages 1784-1788

  Ankuda, Claire K ^a   Mitchell, Susan L ^b   Gozalo, Pedro ^c   Mor, Vince ^c,d   Meltzer, David ^e   Teno, Joan M ^f  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^b Hebrew Senior Life   (United States)

^c BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d PROVIDENCE VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

advanced cognitive impairment; health services research; hospice; hospitalist care; inpatient care

Indexed keywords

ADL DISABILITY; AGED; ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DEMENTIA; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HOSPICE CARE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HOSPITAL PHYSICIAN; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL FEE; MEDICAL STAFF; NURSING HOME PATIENT; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT REFERRAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SAMPLE SIZE; HOSPICE; HOSPITALIZATION; INSURANCE; NURSING; NURSING HOME; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; UTILIZATION; VERY ELDERLY;

AGED, 80 AND OVER; DEMENTIA; FEMALE; HOSPICES; HOSPITALISTS; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; INSURANCE CLAIM REVIEW; MALE; NURSING HOMES; PATIENT DISCHARGE; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 85017187943     PISSN: 00028614     EISSN: 15325415     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jgs.14888     Document Type: Article

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