title: Initiating a hospice referral from the emergency department #247.
authors.affiliation: UMDNJ-New Jersey Medical School Emergency Medicine, Newark, NJ 07103, USA. lambasa@umdnj.edu
authors.forename: Sangeeta
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Lamba
authors.forename: Tammie E
authors.initials: TE
authors.lastname: Quest
authors.forename: David E
authors.initials: DE
authors.lastname: Weissman
mesh_terms: D004608:Eligibility Determination; D004636:Emergency Service, Hospital / Q000592:standards*; D017051:Hospice Care / Q000191:economics / Q000592:standards*; D018578:Hospital-Physician Relations; D006801:Humans; D007373:Interinstitutional Relations; D007400:Interprofessional Relations; D006278:Medicare / Q000191:economics / Q000592:standards*; D018802:Patient-Centered Care / Q000592:standards*; D011379:Prognosis; D012017:Referral and Consultation / Q000458:organization & administration; D019452:Terminally Ill; D014481:United States