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Terminally Ill Patients
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Hospice care in ACOs reduces hospitalizations
While the government programs focus on the chronically ill, Detroit Medical Center's accountable care organization, Michigan Pioneer ACO , also targets the terminally ill. Hospice of Michigan
Researchers create interactive tool to predict likelihood of death
Researchers at the University of California San Francisco (UCSF) have identified 16 prognostic scales that can be used to estimate the life expectancy of older adults with a fair degree of accuracy.
Religion influences doctors' decisions in caring for terminally ill
The religious beliefs of a doctor can play a part in end-of-life care discussions for terminally ill patients, a British study published this week in the Journal of Medical Ethics determined. Doctors
Palliative care for cancer patients prolongs life
While quality of life care often takes a back seat to traditional care for terminally ill patients, a new study published this week in the New England Journal of Medicine could change all of that.
Terminally ill cancer patients receiving unnecessary radiation
Many oncologists fail to accuratly predict the remaining lifespan of their terminally ill patients, causing many of the patients to spend their final days receiving unnecessary, and sometimes
Physicians delay end-of-life talks to keep hope alive
Physicians tend to procrastinate on end-of-life talks with terminally ill patients, sometimes to the point where no other treatment options are available, a recent survey of doctors nationwide
