Trends and Variation in End-of-Life Care for Medicare Beneficiaries With Severe Chronic Illness

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Trends and Variation in End-of-Life Care for Medicare Beneficiaries With Severe Chronic Illness

Fisher, Elliot S. ; Esty, Amos R. ; Chang, Chiang-Hua ; Goodman, David C.
Permanent Link: http://hdl.handle.net/10244/1021
Date: 2011-04

Abstract:

Provides an updated analysis of regional and hospital variations in end-of-life care for Medicare beneficiaries with chronic illnesses, including percentage of hospital deaths, days in intensive care units, and physician labor per patient.
Topics: Health | Health, Healthcare Access/Reform | Health, Palliative Care/End of Life
Publisher: Dartmouth Institute for Health Policy & Clinical Practice
Funder: Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
Type: Research Reports
Original Source: http://www.rwjf.org/files/research/72192april2011.pdf

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