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The terrible choice: re-evaluating hospice eligibility criteria for cancer. |
Casarett DJ, Fishman JM, Lu HL, et al. |
The Terrible Choice: Re-Evaluating Hospice Eligibility Criteria for Cancer Background: The current reimbursement system for the Medicare hospice benefit requires that individuals choose between conti... |
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Use of the physician orders for life-sustaining treatment (POLST) paradigm program in the hospice setting. |
Hickman SE, Nelson CA, Moss AH, et al. |
Physician Orders for Life-Sustaining Care: Do All Hospice Patients Want the Same Level of Care? Background: Physician Orders for Life-Sustaining Therapy (POLST) and related forms are designed to conv... |
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QTc interval screening in methadone treatment. |
Krantz MJ, Martin J, Stimmel B, Mehta D, Haigney MCP. |
QTc Interval Screening in Methadone Treatment Background: Methadone is widely used for opioid maintenance and increasingly for pain management. Methadone may prolong the rate-corrected QT interval (Q... |
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Posttraumatic stress symptoms and predicted mortality in patients with implantable cardioverter-defibrillators. |
Ladwig KH, Baumert J, Marten-Mittag B, Kolb C, Zrenner B, Schmitt C. |
Posttraumatic Stress Symptoms and Predicted Mortality in Patients with Implantable Cardioverter-Defibrillators Background: Survival after life-threatening sudden-onset coronary heart disease (CHD) is... |
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Discussion as a factor in racial disparity in advance directive completion at nursing home admission. |
Rich SE, Gruber-Baldini AL, Quinn CC, Zimmerman SI. |
Discussion About Advance Care Planning Contributes to Racial Disparity in Completion of Advance Directives Background: There is concern about the racial differences in completion of advanced directiv... |
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Engaging homeless persons in end of life preparations. |
Song J, Wall MM, Ratner ER, Bartels DM, Ulvestad N, Gelberg L. |
Engaging Homeless Persons in End-of-Life Preparations Background: Communication of end-of-life (EOL) preferences is a key component of effective advance care planning (ACP). Homeless people may be le... |
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