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Pain and hospice care in nursing home residents with dementia and terminal cancer. |
Monroe TB, Carter MA, Feldt KS, Dietrich MS, Cowan RL. |
Pain in Nursing Home Residents with Dementia and Advanced Cancer Background: Cognitively impaired nursing home (NH) residents may receive little or no pain medication, even when diagnosed with condit... |
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On hospice operations under Medicare reimbursement policies. |
Ata B, Killaly BL, Olsen TL, Parker RP. |
Hospice Operations Under Medicare Reimbursement Policy Background: Increasing numbers of hospice providers have declared bankruptcy, possibly because of the structure of reimbursement policy.1 Do cu... |
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Where do I go from here? A cultural perspective on challenges to the use of hospice services. |
Frey R, Gott M, Raphael D, Black S, et al. |
Access to Hospice for Persons from Non-Western Cultures Background:Sixty-eight percent of New Zealanders are of European descent; the country's non-European population is expected to increase dramati... |
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Site of death among nursing home residents in the United States: changing patterns, 2003-2007. |
Temkin-Greener H, Zheng NT, Xing J, Mukamel DB |
Site of Death of Nursing Home Residents Background: In the US, the proportion of deaths occurring in nursing homes (NHs) increased from 16% in 19901 to 25% in 2001,2 and is projected to reach 40% by ... |
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Racial and ethnic differences in hospice enrollment among children with cancer. |
Thienprayoon R, Lee SC, Leonard D, Winick N. |
Racial/Ethnic Disparities in Children's Enrollment in Hospice Background: Studies of adults repeatedly show that nonwhite patients are less likely than white patients to enroll in hospice.1-4 Are the... |
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Hospice enrollment saves money for Medicare and improves care quality across a number of different lengths-of-stay. |
Kelley AS, Deb P, Du Q, Aldridge Carlson MD, Morrison RS. |
Hospice Enrollment Reduces Medicare Expenses Background: Greater hospice availability, data demonstrating hospice's effectiveness, and higher demand have led to increased hospice-related expenditure... |
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