Factors contributing to late hospice admission and proposals for change
- 1 September 1997
- journal article
- Published by SAGE Publications in American Journal of Hospice and Palliative Medicine®
- Vol. 14 (5) , 212-218
- https://doi.org/10.1177/104990919701400504
Abstract
Introduction: Hospice seeks to provide high-quality, holistic end-of-life care. Most insurances will reimburse hospice care for a period of six to seven months. However, the majority of patients are not referred to hospice until they are very close to death. The purpose of this study was to examine characteristics of an urban hospice program that may be associated with inordinately late admission to hospice care.Keywords
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