Hospice Patients Spend Less Time in Hospital, ICU
09/26/18 at 01:42 PM
Hospice patients with advanced heart failure had fewer trips to a hospital emergency department, along with fewer hospital days and ICU admissions, a study in JACC: Heart Failure said. These patients also were less likely to die in the hospital and had longer median survival. Physician's Briefing/HealthDay News (per AAHPM SmartBrief, 9/26/18)