Identifying Patients in Need of a Palliative Care Assessment in the Hospital Setting <i>A Consensus Report from the Center to Advance Palliative Care</i>

E. Weissman, David; E. Meier, Diane

doi:10.1089/jpm.2010.0347

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Identifying Patients in Need of a Palliative Care Assessment in the Hospital Setting A Consensus Report from the Center to Advance Palliative Care

Published in Journal of Palliative Medicine • Dec 7, 2010

Authors:

David E. Weissman

Diane E. Meier

Abstract

Workforce shortages, late referrals, and palliative care program resource constraints present significant barriers to meeting the needs of hospitalized patients facing serious illnesses. The Center to Advance Palliative Care convened a consensus panel to select criteria by which patients at high ris...

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Palliative care

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