Questions remain unanswered in hospice care movement.
The hospice concept is being implemented in a variety of ways as it develops in the United States. But before the concept becomes firmly established in the community hospital a number of questions must be answered, including reimbursement, standards for quality of care, accreditation, and health planning and regulatory considerations.
D000068:Accreditation; D054598:Blue Cross Blue Shield Insurance Plans; D006738:Hospices / Q000458:organization & administration* / Q000592:standards; D007349:Insurance, Health, Reimbursement; D007591:Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations; D012952:Societies; D014481:United States