Hospice enrollment in patients with advanced heart failure decreases acute medical service utilization

Circulation: Heart Failure

Volumn 10, Issue 3, 2017, Pages

  Yim, Cindi K ^a   Barrón, Yolanda ^b   Moore, Stanley ^d   Murtaugh, Chris ^b   Lala, Anuradha ^a   Aldridge, Melissa ^a,c   Goldstein, Nathan ^a   Gelfman, Laura P ^a,c  

^a MOUNT SINAI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b VISITING NURSE SERVICE OF NEW YORK   (United States)

^c VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^d James J Peters VA Medical Center ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

adult; caregiver; heart failure; hospice; Medicare

Indexed keywords

ADVANCE CARE PLANNING; AGED; ARTICLE; DESCRIPTIVE RESEARCH; EMERGENCY WARD; FEMALE; HEALTH INSURANCE; HEART FAILURE; HOME CARE; HOSPICE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PATIENT REFERRAL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HOSPICE CARE; HOSPITAL EMERGENCY SERVICE; INTENSIVE CARE; LENGTH OF STAY; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MEDICARE; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; TIME FACTOR; TRENDS; UNITED STATES; UTILIZATION; VERY ELDERLY;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CRITICAL CARE; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FEMALE; HEALTH RESOURCES; HEART FAILURE; HOME CARE SERVICES; HOSPICE CARE; HUMANS; LENGTH OF STAY; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MEDICARE; MIDDLE AGED; PALLIATIVE CARE; PATIENT ADMISSION; TIME FACTORS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 85018181680     PISSN: 19413289     EISSN: 19413297     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1161/CIRCHEARTFAILURE.116.003335     Document Type: Article

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