Abstract
This study demonstrates that hospice programs are more likely in communities with favorable economic factors and higher Medicare populations. Large hospitals with high occupancy rates and more clinical services use the hospice as an alternative to inpatient care thereby improving hospital efficiency and profitability.
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 78-84, 90 |
| Number of pages | 8 |
| Journal | Nursing Economics |
| Volume | 23 |
| Issue number | 2 |
| State | Published - Mar 2005 |
ASJC Scopus Subject Areas
- Leadership and Management
Keywords
- Hospice care
- Occupancy rates
- hospital systems
- Socioeconomic Factors
- Unemployment
- Medicare Life expectancy
- length of stay
- Medical referrals
- pain
- pallative care
- patient satisfaction
- Death & dying
- hospitals