Does early palliative identification improve the use of palliative care services?

PURPOSE:To evaluate whether the early identification of patients who may benefit from palliative care impacts on the use of palliative, community and acute-based care services. METHODS:Between 2014 and 2017, physicians from eight sites were encouraged to systematically identify patients who were lik...

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Main Authors: Nicole Mittmann, Ning Liu, Marnie MacKinnon, Soo Jin Seung, Nicole J Look Hong, Craig C Earle, Sharon Gradin, Saurabh Sati, Sandy Buchman, Ahmed Jakda, Frances C Wright
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2020-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0226597