Legal and regulatory issues in hospice care.
The philosophy of hospice care is to improve the quality of the patient's life by alleviating pain; controlling symptoms; and caring for the emotional, physical, and social needs of the dying patient. This concept presents new medicolegal problems with regard to regulation and reimbursement.
D006738:Hospices / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D007258:Informed Consent / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D008006:Licensure, Hospital; D008483:Medical Assistance / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D012051:Reimbursement Mechanisms / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D013727:Terminal Care / Q000191:economics; D014481:United States