Hospice Care

The American Heart Association and the National Partnership for Healthcare and Hospice Innovation announced plans to launch an initiative to improve quality of and access to hospice and palliative care for patients with HF.

A nurse navigator–led intervention called ACPWise that was incorporated into an electronic health record interface increased the frequency of advanced care planning discussions in primary care, data show.

A study of Medicare beneficiaries showed those who participated in the transplant process received more intensive end-of-life care than other patients with end-stage kidney disease.

Viewing a video detailing hospice options did not significantly impact preferences for hospice care among patients with advanced cancer and their caregivers, according to results of a randomized study published in Cancer.

Religious belief can be a source of comfort and hope for patients with cancer and their families. Additionally, the advent of targeted cancer treatments has led to heightened expectations of beating the odds, even in cases of advanced disease.

CHICAGO — The American Thyroid Association will publish new guidelines on ethical, surgical and medical considerations for patients with anaplastic thyroid cancer, according to speakers at the Annual Meeting of the American Thyroid Association.

Surveyed family members rated end-of-life care higher when dialysis was discontinued before death or when hospice services were provided along with dialysis treatments, according to a published study.

The most common place of death for patients with CVD was home, according to a study published in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology.

Families of patients who died with advanced chronic kidney disease viewed “aggressive” end-of-life care that focused on life extension less favorably than receipt of palliative care and hospice services, according to a recently published study.

Just 18% of older adults admitted to a long-term acute care hospital were alive after 5 years, making the prognosis for these patients worse than those associated with terminal illnesses, including advanced cancer and end-stage heart failure, according to a study published in the Journal of the American Geriatrics Society.