Program Name /
Study
Summary of Findings
Link
Dr. Alexander
Nesbitt: Pulled to
Palliative Care
The inpatient palliative care service at the Gatehouse Hospice Unit
launched in January 2005 and grew rapidly, while the hospice census
was also rising to its current level of about 100 patients. Dr. Nesbitt
went to the system's administrators and persuaded them to open
seven-bed Gatehouse Inpatient Hospice in July 2006 in a medical
office building two miles from the acute hospital, with him as its
medical director.
http://archive.constantc
ontact.com/fs087/1102
316637620/archive/110
2920975121.html
Agency for Healthcare
Research and Quality
(AHRQ) End of Life
Care and Outcomes
Report
http://www.ahrq.gov/do
wnloads/pub/evidence/p
df/eolcare/eolcare.pdf
Use of hospitals,
physician visits, and
hospice care during
last six months of life
among cohorts loyal
to highly respected
hospitals in the United
States
This study evaluated the use of health care resources during the last
six months of life among patients of U.S. hospitals with strong
reputations for high-quality care in managing chronic illness.
http://www.bmj.com/co
ntent/328/7440/607.full.
pdf
Researchers Define
Best Practices for End-
of-Life Care in
Nursing Homes with
Hospice Services
Researchers at Brown Medical School identified, recorded, and
disseminated collaborative solutions (best practices) for end-of-life
care in nursing homes with hospice services. They created a project
website with information about the project, resources and
guidelines, and bibliographies. Researchers identified these key
collaborative solutions: Systematic processes facilitate
communication among all levels of nursing home and hospice staff.
Hospice chief executive officers are well versed in nursing home
regulatory and care environments, are skilled leaders, and convey a
consistent vision for hospice nursing home care. Nursing homes
share their care expectations with their hospice partners and
provide feedback to hospices.
http://www.rwjf.org/rep
orts/grr/ 049891.htm
Workgroup Report
on Hospice Care,
Palliative Care and
End-of-Life Counseling
The workgroup was asked to examine the following questions: ( 1)
What are the types of care available in the state for individuals at the
end of life for palliative and hospice care? ( 2) What is the degree to
which these options are utilized within a home setting, long-term
care setting, hospital setting, and hospice setting? ( 3) What is the
average length of time spent in various types of palliative and hospice
care settings? ( 4) What are the types and degrees of barriers that
exist regarding awareness of and access to hospice and palliative
programs? ( 5) What are recommendations to improve awareness
and access to hospice and palliative care programs?
http://www.oag.state.m
d.us/Healthpol/Hospice
_and_Palliative_Care_
Workgroup_Report.pd
f
