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Community discussions: a vision for cutting the costs of end-of-life care.

Abstract

Palliative care involvement with patients with advanced disease has demonstrated significant cost savings at end of life (EOL). These financial benefits are largely due to improved EOL decision making. Assisting patients and families to examine their values and determine their preferences makes it possible to match patient goals with appropriate care. Often, comfort-oriented care is favored, avoiding the costs of medically aggressive, often futile, technology-driven interventions. Community-based EOL care discussions would demonstrate increased cost reductions while facilitating significant patient and family satisfaction with care.

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    • Authors

    Wholihan DJ, Pace JC

    Institution

    Palliative Care Specialty Program, New York University, College of Nursing, New York, NY, USA.

    Source

    Nursing economic$ 30:3 pg 170-5, 178

    MeSH

    Advance Directives
    Health Care Costs
    Humans
    Terminal Care

    Pub Type(s)

    Journal Article

    Language

    eng

    PubMed ID

    22849017