Ayal A Aizer

Jul 8, 2024 | jamanetwork.com | Christopher Baugh |Kei Ouchi |Jason Bowman |Ayal A Aizer

Key PointsQuestion  Is a multidisciplinary program aimed at the timely identification and transition of eligible patients presenting near the end of life to the emergency department associated with a significant increase in goal-concordant hospice care? Findings  In this quality improvement study, 61 of 270 patients (22.6%) achieved the primary outcome of goal-concordant transition to hospice within 96 hours in the control period compared with 210 of 388 (54.1%) in the intervention period.