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Cancer Journal: Physician Factors Associated With Discussions About End-of-Life Care
by Kevin Roche on Tuesday, April 6, 2010
Two recent pieces of research shed further light on what commonly happens with individuals’ health status near the end of their lives and on the extent to which people are considering what kind of care they want to receive if they reach medical crisis and whether a patient’s preferences are being respected.
Tags: End of Life, Medical Care
by Kevin Roche on Monday, November 23, 2009
AHRQ issues a statistical brief examining the costs of end-of-life care. About one-third of American’s who die do so in a hospital, at an average cost two-and-a-half times greater than that for patients discharged alive.
Tags: End of Life, Health Care Costs
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