Hospice capacity to provide General Inpatient Care: Emergency Department utilization and live discharge among cancer patients
02/10/24 at 03:15 AM
Hospice capacity to provide General Inpatient Care: Emergency Department utilization and live discharge among cancer patients
American Journal of Hospice and Palliative Care, by Kyusuk Chung, M Courtney Hughes, Sara Rahmanian Koushkaki, Mia Richelle Risberg, Michelle Alcantara, Jennifer M Amico; 1/24
Our results suggest that hospices capable of providing GIP care have lower live discharge rates than their counterparts. However, the fact that GIP care tends to be provided too close to death limits its effectiveness in preventing avoidable emergency department use.