Data Collection Improves Patient Outcomes in Hospice, Palliative Care
Routine data collection and feedback at point-of-care improves most patient outcomes in hospice and palliative care.
Hospice and Palliative Care
Hospice Care for Patients with Advanced Cancer Has Significant Impact on Quality of Life
Patients enrolled in hospice care had lower rates of healthcare utilization, and their costs for care were less during their last year of life.
Many American Patients Receive Hospice Care Too Late
A third of patients beginning palliative care die within a week.
Early Palliative Care Does Not Increase Costs in Patients with Metastatic Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer (NSCLC)
Palliative Care in Oncology Symposium: Palliative care for non-small cell lung cancer may not increase healthcare costs in the last 30 days of life.
Hospice Care Has No Effect on Terminal Ovarian Cancer Treatment
Findings among older patients with terminal ovarian cancer receiving hospice care.
For Patients with Ovarian Cancer at End of Life, Paradoxical Increase in Use of Intensive Medical Services and Hospice
Despite an increase in the use of hospice, the use of costly services for patients with ovarian cancer also increased.
Factors in Late Hospice Admission for Cancer Identified
Late admission more likely for younger patients, married men, hematologic malignancies.
Diarrhea and Patients With Cancer
Diarrhea is a treatment symptom as common as hair loss but with deadlier implications.
Palliative Care Integration and Expertise Are Pressing Goals for Oncologists
There is still more work to be done to ensure that palliative care is understood.
‘Truly Personalized Medicine’ Emphasizes Value—Not Cost—of Cancer Care
With the cost of cancer care rising, an ASCO task force has been established to create a framework for assessing relative value of cancer treatment.
