How do you ethically integrate a GIP hospice service into the hospital?
01/04/24 at 03:05 AM
How do you ethically integrate a GIP hospice service into the hospital?
Hospitalist.org, by William Frederick, et.al.; 1/2/24
[General inpatient (GIP) hospice] ... provides holistic end-of-life care and family support in acute-care hospitals. Patients who are appropriate for GIP hospice services often have a life expectancy of hours to days, require care that cannot be delivered at home, and have symptoms that are difficult to control in any other setting
Editor's Note: Examine this article for (1) a flow chart of the "GIP Hospice Process at UCSD Health System" and (2) "Indications for GIP Hospice Care Indications for GIP Hospice Care."