Hospice & Palliative Medicine
News
‘Material need insecurities’ impact diabetes control, despite access to health care
Key clinical point: In a setting of near universal health care, many patients with type 2 diabetes still have trouble paying for food, medications...
Conference Coverage
Palliative consult helps geriatric trauma patients avoid futile interventions
Key clinical point: Geriatric patients who receive a palliative medicine consult usually forgo procedures. Major finding: About 90% of patients...
News
FDA approves extended-release hydrocodone with abuse-deterrent features
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Medicare beneficiaries in hospice care get better care, have fewer costs
Key clinical point: Medicare beneficiaries with poor-prognosis cancer who received hospice care had lower rates of hospitalization, ICU admission...
News
‘Co-rounding’ decreases patient length of stay
Key clinical point: A system of joint rounding of medical oncologists with palliative care specialists improved patient outcomes. Major finding:...
News
Automated support eases hospice patient, caregiver burden
Key clinical point: An automated symptoms-reporting system lowered the burden of symptoms for patients in home hospice and their caregivers. Major...
Commentary
The dilemma of using drugs of questionable benefit
News
Psychiatrists embrace growing role in palliative care
News
Three-minute assessment detected most cases of delirium
Key clinical point: A 3-minute version of the Confusion Assessment Method (3D-CAM) detected delirium in elderly patients. Major finding: Median...