Hospice Use Among Patients with Heart Failure

Despite its many benefits, hospice care is underused for patients with heart failure. This paper discusses the factors contributing to this underuse and offers recommendations to optimise use for patients with heart failure and proposes metrics to optimise quality of hospice care for this patient gr...

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Published in:Cardiac failure review 2019-05, Vol.5 (2), p.93-98
Main Authors: Cross, Sarah H, Kamal, Arif H, Taylor, Jr, Donald H, Warraich, Haider J
Format: Article
Language:English
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Clinical Practice
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Summary:Despite its many benefits, hospice care is underused for patients with heart failure. This paper discusses the factors contributing to this underuse and offers recommendations to optimise use for patients with heart failure and proposes metrics to optimise quality of hospice care for this patient group.
ISSN:2057-7540
2057-7559
DOI:10.15420/cfr.2019.2.2