2020
Associations Between End-of-Life Expenditures and Hospice Stay Length Vary by Clinical Condition and Expenditure Duration
Hung P, Hsu SH, Wang SY. Associations Between End-of-Life Expenditures and Hospice Stay Length Vary by Clinical Condition and Expenditure Duration. Value In Health 2020, 23: 697-704. PMID: 32540226, DOI: 10.1016/j.jval.2020.01.021.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsChronic obstructive pulmonary diseaseCongestive heart failureEOL expendituresHospice staysEnd Results-Medicare dataLonger hospice staysObstructive pulmonary diseaseMonths of lifeDays of lifeDistinct disease trajectoriesPatient disease groupsCancer decedentsDifferential associationsHeart failureAggressive endPulmonary diseaseHospice lengthMedical covariatesCancer patientsHospice useDisease groupClinical conditionsLife careDisease trajectoriesPatients
2017
Longer Periods Of Hospice Service Associated With Lower End-Of-Life Spending In Regions With High Expenditures
Wang S, Hsu SH, Huang S, Soulos PR, Gross CP. Longer Periods Of Hospice Service Associated With Lower End-Of-Life Spending In Regions With High Expenditures. Health Affairs 2017, 36: 328-336. PMID: 28167723, PMCID: PMC5972542, DOI: 10.1377/hlthaff.2016.0683.Peer-Reviewed Original Research