Recent research has found disparities in hospice discharge rates and outcomes among Black and Latino patient populations. Black and Hispanic patients are more likely to have shorter stays and be discharged from hospice into a hospital setting compared to others, according to a recent study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) […]
Recent research has uncovered improved hospice utilization rates among patients who had received home health services. Researchers from New Jersey-based Rutgers University’s School of Nursing have found that patient preferences leaned toward home-based hospice services following home health experiences. The study, published in the Journal of Palliative Medicine, examined home health and hospice care outcomes […]
New Jersey-based RWJBarnabas Health has expanded its pediatric palliative care program at the health system’s Children’s Specialized Hospital (CSH). The move will increase outpatient and inpatient pediatric palliative care services at the hospital, as well as across the health system’s footprint. CSH is launching an outpatient component of the pediatric palliative program this spring at […]
Palliative care is not likely to reduce psychological distress among patients, recent research has found. Researchers found no statistically significant improvements in patient or caregiver anxiety, depression or psychological distress in a randomized trial or palliative care interventions, according to a study published in the Journal of Pain and Symptom Management. “We also found that […]
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