Regional Variation in Use of End-of-Life Care at Hospitals, Intensive Care Units, and Hospices Among Older Adults With Chronic Illness in the US, 2010 to 2016
Jason H. Maley, Bruce E. Landon, Jennifer P. Stevens
Abstract
This cohort study examines regional patterns in end-of-life health care use among Medicare beneficiaries with chronic diseases treated at US hospitals, intensive care units, and hospice facilities from 2010 to 2016.
Topics & Concepts
MedicineEnd-of-life careCohortChronic careHealth careIntensive careGerontologyPalliative careFamily medicineChronic diseaseNursingIntensive care medicineInternal medicineEconomic growthEconomicsPalliative Care and End-of-Life IssuesGeriatric Care and Nursing HomesFrailty in Older Adults