I survived hospice: Live discharges from a Medicare-certified home hospice program [Palliative and end-of-life care]
Annals of Family Medicine
NOVEMBER 20, 2024
While not the ideal case, patients may be discharged alive from hospice for a number of reasons, including: patient revocation of care, improved prognosis, or transfer of care to a different facility or geographic area. Across all discharges, 43% had at least one ED visit or hospitalization within 6 months of discharge.
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