Examining the Association of Billed Advance Care Planning With End-of-Life Hospital Admissions Among Advanced Cancer Patients in Hospice.

Laura C PraterBrian O'RourkePatrick SchnellWendy XuYiting LiJillian GustinBethany LockwoodMaryam LustbergSusan WhiteMary Beth HappSheldon M RetchinThomas M WickizerSeuli Bose-Brill

Published in: The American journal of hospice & palliative care (2021)

The receipt of a billed ACP encounter is associated with reduced EOL hospital admissions in a population of patients with advanced cancer on hospice care. Strategies for consistent, anticipatory delivery of billable ACP services prior to hospice referral may prevent potentially undesired late-life hospital admissions.

Keyphrases

palliative care
advanced cancer
advance care planning
primary care
healthcare
mental health
quality improvement