Related Articles Use of Advance Care Planning Billing Codes for Hospitalized Older Adults at High Risk of Dying: A National Observational Study. J Hosp Med. 2019 04;14(4):229-231 Authors: Barnato AE, O’Malley AJ, Skinner JS, Birkmeyer JD Abstract We analyzed advance care planning (ACP) billing for adults aged 65 years or above and who were managed by a large national physician practice that employs acute care providers in hospital medicine, emergency medicine and critical care between January 1, 2017 and March 31, 2017. Prompting hospitalists to answer the validated «surprise question» (SQ; «Would you be surprised if the patient died in…
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Related Articles Mechanisms by which end-of-life communication influences palliative-oriented care in nursing homes: A scoping review. Patient Educ Couns. 2019 12;102(12):2134-2144 Authors: Gonella S, Campagna S, Basso I, De Marinis MG, Di Giulio P Abstract OBJECTIVE: End-of-life communication has been largely recognized to promote quality end-of-life care in nursing home (NHs) by increasing residents’ likelihood of receiving comfort-oriented care. This scoping review summarizes what is known about the potential mechanisms by which end-of-life communication may contribute to palliative-oriented care in NHs. METHODS: Using the framework proposed by Arksey and O’Malley and refined by the Joanna Briggs Institute methodology, five literature…
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Related Articles Effect of delayed palliative chemotherapy on survival of patients with recurrent ovarian cancer. PLoS One. 2020;15(7):e0236244 Authors: Pyeon SY, Han GH, Ki KD, Lee KB, Lee JM Abstract For patients with recurrent ovarian cancer, the goals of chemotherapy include palliation of disease-related symptoms with minimum treatment-related side effects. However, there is currently a paucity of data regarding the initiation of palliative chemotherapy. This study aimed to compare the differences in survival rates and toxicities between patients with recurrent ovarian cancer who started palliative chemotherapy immediately versus those who received delayed chemotherapy. Through a retrospective chart review, patients who…
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