In 2010, forgoing curative therapies were removed as a hospice eligibility criterion for
children through section 2302 of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act called …

Patients with advanced cancer and their families frequently encounter clinical and logistical
challenges related to end-of-life care. Hospice provides interdisciplinary and holistic care to …

Background Patients with advanced kidney disease are less likely than many patients with
other types of serious illness to enroll in hospice. Little is known about real-world clinical …

Background: Aggressive care at the end of life (EOL) is a persistent issue for patients with
stage IV nonsmall cell lung cancer (NSCLC). We evaluated the use of concurrent care (CC) …

Introduction The number of female veterans in the USA in the age range of 55-64 years
increased 7-fold from 2000 to 2015. Female veterans are more likely to suffer from certain …

Background: Acute decompensated heart failure (HF) is the leading cause for hospital
readmission. Large-scale sustainable interventions to reduce readmission rate have not …

In the last six months of life, 30% of Medicare beneficiaries use the skilled nursing facility
(SNF) benefit for post-acute care after a hospital stay. Frequently, the circumstances that …

Background There is controversy regarding the practical implementation of symptom-
focused oncological cancer therapies to hospice residents. In this study, we aim to analyse …

Background: Facilitating patient conversion to hospice at end of life is a prominent clinical
concern. Enrollment in outpatient palliative care services is often assumed to encourage …

Background: More than 80% of the residents in German hospices suffer from tumor disease.
But the administration of supportive-oncological therapies in hospices for symptom control is …