The Hospice Experiment (The Johns Hopkins Series in Contemporary Medicine and Public Health) - Hardcover

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Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0801835429 ISBN 13: 9780801835421

Publisher: John Hopkins University Press, 1988

Synopsis

Essays discuss the cost-effectiveness of hospices, hospice patients, the design of the national study, and the medical and social aspects of hospice care

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Review

""Few people will be unaware of the National Hospice Study, set up by the U.S. government to evaluate these burgeoning services.. The study was a landmark, and this book is a classic in health-care evaluation." -- The Lancet

""The study has produced very useful information. It compares hospice care with conventional care in four areas: patterns of care, patient outcome, family outcome, and cost and use. The book also contains background information about hospice philosophy, the evolution of hospice legislation, and an excellent discussion of public policy and research priorities in hospice care. This book should interest physicians and all others with a concern for improvement in the quality of care for the terminally ill." -- New England Journal of Medicine

Edition details

• Publisher: John Hopkins University Press
• Publication date: 1988
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0801835429
• ISBN 13: 9780801835421
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 269