Search results for "Hospice"
Sepsis and other inpatient emergencies
An intensivist offered hot tips for hospitalists during a precourse at Internal Medicine Meeting 2024.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2024/04/24/sepsis-and-other-inpatient-emergencies.htm
24 Apr 2024
Hospice referral often not timely in hemodialysis patients, study finds
The median length of hospice stay for Medicare patients receiving maintenance dialysis near the end of life was five days, and 41.5% received hospice services for three or fewer days.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2018/05/09/1.htm
9 May 2018
November 2017
ACP Hospitalist provides hospital-based physicians with news and information about the practice of hospital medicine.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2017/11/
Hospice deaths easier on cancer patients, caregivers than ICU deaths
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https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2010/09/22/4.htm
22 Sep 2010
Advanced dementia and respiratory failure
A case highlights the importance of addressing prognosis before making care decisions.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2024/01/31/free/advanced-dementia-and-respiratory-failure.htm
31 Jan 2024
Hospice care use rising, but timing still needs improvement
Hospice care use rising, but timing still needs improvementFollow up lowers readmissions, return ED visits for COPD patients
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2010/10/20/1.htm
20 Oct 2010
Hospitalists and hospice referrals
A study author discusses why hospice rates, and referrals by hospitalists, may be increasing.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2017/11/qa-hospitalists-and-hospice-referrals.htm
15 Nov 2017
Use of noninvasive ventilation at end of life rapidly increased in recent years
Among Medicare beneficiaries hospitalized in the last 30 days of life, use of noninvasive ventilation increased ninefold from 2000 to 2017, while use of invasive mechanical ventilation remained relatively stable. Noninvasive ventilation was associated with better end-of-life care measures.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2020/10/28/3.htm
28 Oct 2020
Palliative care consults by default did not affect inpatient length of stay
Implementation of a default, opt-out palliative care consultation intervention for older hospital patients with advanced chronic illnesses did increase consult rates from 16.6% to 43.9% and significantly increased odds of discharge to hospice.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2024/01/24/palliative-care-consults-by-default-did-not-affect-inpatient-length-of-stay.htm
24 Jan 2024
May 2015
ACP Hospitalist provides hospital-based physicians with news and information about the practice of hospital medicine.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2015/05/