End of life outcomes following Comfort Care Orders: A single center experience
End of life outcomes following Comfort Care Orders: A single center experience
The American Journal of Hospice & Palliative Care; by Matthew Tucker, Dayna Hovern, John Liantonion, Elizabeth Collins, Adam F Binder; 5/13/24
Conclusions: The majority of patients placed on comfort care died during their hospitalization demonstrating a real need for comprehensive end of life care and immediate hospice services. For those discharged with hospice services, they spent an excessive amount of time in the hospital waiting for services to be arranged.
Editor's Note: Re-read the previous sentence: "For those discharged with hospice services, they spent an excessive amount of time in the hospital waiting for services to be arranged." Does this happen with your hospice admissions? What improvements can you create?