Hospice outcomes: meeting requirements and developing a national consensus.
This article describes the rationale for outcome measurement in hospice care and the requirements related to such measurement as stipulated by regulatory bodies, third party payers, and accreditation organizations. Also discussed are the end-result outcomes of hospice care and efforts by the National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization to develop consensus related to definition and measurement of these outcomes.
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Hospice and Palliative Care of Louisville, 3532 Ephraim McDowell Drive, Louisville, KY 40205-3224, USA. Bhead@hospices.org
D017051:Hospice Care / Q000592:standards*; D006801:Humans; D007591:Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations; D017063:Outcome Assessment, Health Care; D019984:Quality Indicators, Health Care; D014481:United States