Literature Review
All posts tagged with “Research News.”
Measuring the impact of AI in the diagnosis of hospitalized patients
01/06/24 at 04:00 AMMeasuring the impact of AI in the diagnosis of hospitalized patientsJAMA Network, by Sarah Jabbour, MSE; David Fouhey, PhD; and Stephanie Shepard, PhD; Thomas S. Valley, MD; Ella A Kazerooni, MD, MS; Nikola Banovic, PhD; Jenna Wiens, PhD; Michael W. Sjoding, MD; 12/23In this multicenter randomized clinical vignette survey study, diagnostic accuracy significantly increased by 4.4% when clinicians reviewed a patient clinical vignette with standard AI model predictions and model explanations compared with baseline accuracy. However, accuracy significantly decreased by 11.3% when clinicians were shown systematically biased AI model predictions and model explanations did not mitigate the negative effects of such predictions.
Racial and ethnic differences in hospice use among Medicaid-only and dual-eligible decedents
01/06/24 at 04:00 AMRacial and ethnic differences in hospice use among Medicaid-only and dual-eligible decedentsJAMA Health Forum, by Julie Robison, Noreen Shugrue, Ellis Dillon, Deborah Migneault, Doreek Charles, Dorothy Wakefield, Bradley Richards; 12/23Hospice care enhances quality of life for people with terminal illness and is most beneficial with longer length of stay (LOS). Most hospice research focuses on the Medicare-insured population. Little is known about hospice use for the racially and ethnically diverse, low-income Medicaid population.
Case Series: Emergency Department Palliative Care
01/06/24 at 03:35 AMCase Series: Emergency Department Palliative CareJournal of Palliative Medicine; 2023JPM is proud to present a case series on the use of palliative care in the emergency department. The six cases included in this series were collected by the Emergency Palliative Care Working Group and cover various situations involving palliative care usage, such as acute presentation of a nonsurvivable condition, hospice patients in the emergency department, etc.
Quality of data on profit status reported Care Compare
01/06/24 at 03:30 AMQuality of data on profit status reported Care CompareJournal of Pain & Symptom Management, by Joan M. Teno, Emmanuelle Belanger, Gulmeena Khan; 11/23.For-profit hospice providers differ in both key processes of care and bereaved family member perceptions of the quality of care. Recent rapid growth of hospices, formation of national for-profit hospice chains, and acquisition of hospice by private equity firms has raised concerns regarding the quality of hospice care. In response, starting in April 2023 the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services made hospice ownership data public on the Care Compare website to help consumers make informed choices in hospice programs. On the Care Compare website, hospice are listed as for-profit, nonprofit, and other category, based on hospices’ self-reported ownership status. In this study, we examined the accuracy of this information.
Palliative care for infants with life-limiting conditions: integrative review
12/18/23 at 04:00 AMPalliative care for infants with life-limiting conditions: integrative reviewBMJ Journals, 12/16/23By Rebecca Iten, Moira O'Connor, and Fenella J. GillBackground: Infants with life-limiting conditions are a heterogeneous population. Palliative care for infants is delivered in a diverse range of healthcare settings and by interdisciplinary primary healthcare teams, which may not involve specialist palliative care service consultation. Conclusion: There are complex issues surrounding the provision of palliative care for infants. Optimal palliative care should encompass a collaborative and coordinated approach between the primary healthcare teams and specialist palliative care services and prioritisation of palliative care education for nurses and physicians involved in providing palliative care to infants.
Hospices’ Unanswered Questions—Filling the Research Gaps
12/16/23 at 03:20 AMHospices’ Unanswered Questions—Filling the Research GapsHospice NewsDecember 14, 2023Research around hospice care has come a long way. But data gaps exist when it comes to expanding understanding of some aspects of end-of-life care delivery. A range of researchers has amassed a growing base of data on hospice, with some common themes tied to quality outcomes, costs, length of stay and general inpatient care. ... Having more information around successful care delivery models and training processes could impact the ability for hospices to foster growth and improve sustainable clinical capacity.