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JAMA ; 284(19): 2489-94, 2000 Nov 15.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-11074779

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Nursing homes are the site of death for many elderly patients with incurable chronic illness, yet dying nursing home residents have limited access to palliative care and hospice. The probability that a nursing home will be the site of death increased from 18.7% in 1986 to 20.0% by 1993. Dying residents experience high rates of untreated pain and other symptoms. They and their family members are isolated from social and spiritual support. Hospice improves end-of-life care for dying nursing home residents by improving pain control, reducing hospitalization, and reducing use of tube feeding, but it is rarely used. For example, in 1997 only 13% of hospice enrollees were in nursing homes while 87% were in private homes, and 70% of nursing homes had no hospice patients. Hospice use varies by region, and rates of use are associated with nursing home administrators' attitudes toward hospice and contractual obligations. Current health policy discourages use of palliative care and hospice for dying nursing home residents. Quality standards and reimbursement rules provide incentives for restorative care and technologically intensive treatments rather than labor-intensive palliative care. Reimbursement incentives, contractual requirements, and concerns about health care fraud also limit its use. Changes in health policy, quality standards, and reimbursement incentives are essential to improve access to palliative care and hospice for dying nursing home residents. JAMA. 2000;284:2489-2494.


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Accesibilidad a los Servicios de Salud , Hogares para Ancianos , Cuidados Paliativos al Final de la Vida , Casas de Salud , Cuidados Paliativos , Fraude , Cuidados Paliativos al Final de la Vida/economía , Medicaid , Medicare , Casas de Salud/economía , Cuidados Paliativos/economía , Mecanismo de Reembolso , Estados Unidos
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