Geographic Variation in Hospice Use Prior to Death

OBJECTIVES: To examine national variation in use of the Medicare hospice benefit by older individuals before their death, and to identify individual characteristics and local market factors associated with hospice use. DESIGN: Retrospective analysis of Medicare administrative data. SETTING: Hospice...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Journal of the American Geriatrics Society (JAGS) 2000-09, Vol.48 (9), p.1117-1125
Hauptverfasser:	Virnig, Beth A., Kind, Sara, McBean, Marshall, Fisher, Elliott
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Age Distribution Aged Aged, 80 and over Biological and medical sciences Catchment Area (Health) Correlation analysis Demographics Elderly people Female General aspects Geographic variations Geography Geriatrics health care resources Health Maintenance Organizations - statistics & numerical data Health Services Research Health systems. Social services hospice Hospice care Hospices Hospices - statistics & numerical data Hospital Bed Capacity - statistics & numerical data Hospitalization - statistics & numerical data Humans Male Medical sciences Medicare Medicare - statistics & numerical data Mortality Public health. Hygiene Public health. Hygiene-occupational medicine Residence Characteristics - statistics & numerical data Retrospective Studies Sex Distribution Socioeconomic Factors United States - epidemiology USA
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