Standardized Criteria for Palliative Care Consultation on a Solid Tumor Oncology Service Reduces Downstream Health Care Use
Adelson K, Paris J, Horton JR, Hernandez-Tellez L, Ricks D, Morrison RS, Smith CB. Standardized Criteria for Palliative Care Consultation on a Solid Tumor Oncology Service Reduces Downstream Health Care Use. JCO Oncology Practice 2017, 13: jop.2016.016808. PMID: 28306372, DOI: 10.1200/jop.2016.016808.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHealth care usePC consultationPalliative careHospice referralReadmission ratesAdvanced cancerCancer careOncology servicesCare useStandardized criteriaInpatient oncology serviceReceipt of chemotherapyAdvanced solid tumorsHigh symptom burdenPalliative care consultationProspective cohort studyLength of staySymptom controlCohort studySymptom burdenPrior hospitalizationOncologic careCare consultationsControl subjectsIntervention groupAn EPIC electronic decision support tool to identify percentage of patients with stage IV thoracic or gastrointestinal malignancy who would benefit from concurrent palliative care but do not currently receive it.
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