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Doubling of deaths in hospice care over 5-year span

Teno JM et al. JAMA. 2018 Jun 25. doi: 10.1001/jama.2018.8981.

Publish date:: June 29, 2018

Key clinical point: During 2000-2015, Medicare recipients became less likely to die in hospitals.

Major finding: Among Medicare fee-for-service recipients, deaths in acute care hospitals declined from 32.6% to 19.8%.

Study details: The retrospective study comprised more than 2.3 million Medicare recipients.

Disclosures: Dr. Teno had no financial disclosures.

Source: Teno JM et al. JAMA. 2018 Jun 25. doi: 10.1001/jama.2018.8981.

Citation:

Teno JM et al. JAMA. 2018 Jun 25. doi: 10.1001/jama.2018.8981.

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