June 6, 2022
American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry (Vol. 30, No. 7, July 2022).
www.sciencedirect.com/journal/the-american-journal-of-geriatric-psychiatry/vol/30/issue/7
Dementia (Vol. 21, No. 4, May 2022).
journals.sagepub.com/toc/dema/21/4
Health Affairs (Vol. 41, No. 6, June 2022).
www.healthaffairs.org/toc/hlthaff/41/6
International Journal of Aging and Human Development (Vol. 95, No. 1, July 2022).
journals.sagepub.com/toc/ahdb/95/1
Journal of Alzheimer’s Disease (Vol. 87, No. 3, 2022).
content.iospress.com/journals/journal-of-alzheimers-disease/87/3
Journals of Gerontology (A): Biological Sciences (Vol. 77A, No. 6, June 2022).
academic.oup.com/biomedgerontology/issue/77/6
Journals of Gerontology (B): Psychological Sciences (Vol. 77B, No. 6, June 2022).
academic.oup.com/psychsocgerontology/issue/77/6
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December 14, 2020
A. “Geographic distribution of hospice, homecare, and nursing home facilities and access to end-of-life care among persons living with HIV/AIDS in Appalachia,” by Sadie P. Hutson, Ashley Golden, and Agricola Odoi (PLoS ONE 15(12): e0243814. doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0243814, XML, HTML, and .pdf format, 14p.).
journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0243814
B. “Association between objectively measured walking steps and sleep in community-dwelling older adults: A prospective cohort study,” by Noriyuki Kimura, Yasuhiro Aso, Kenichi Yabuuchi, and Etsuro Matsubara (PLoS ONE 15(12): e0243910. doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0243910, XML, HTML, and .pdf format, 8p.).
journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0243910
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April 14, 2020
“Preventing Drug Diversion: Disposal of Controlled Substances in Home Hospice Settings,” (GAO-20-378, April 2020, .pdf format, 21p.).
www.gao.gov/products/GAO-20-378
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February 20, 2020
A. “Individual and population level impact of chronic conditions on functional disability in older adults,” by Parminder Raina, Anne Gilsing, Alexandra J. Mayhew, Nazmul Sohel, Edwin van den Heuvel, and Lauren E. Griffith (PLoS ONE 15(2): e0229160. doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0229160, XML, HTML, and .pdf format, 13p.).
journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0229160
B. “Differences in medical costs for end-of-life patients receiving traditional care and those receiving hospice care: A retrospective study,” by Ya-Ting Huang, Ying-Wei Wang, Chou-Wen Chi, Wen-Yu Hu, Rung Lin Jr, Chih-Chung Shiao, and Woung-Ru Tang (PLoS ONE 15(2): e0229176. doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0229176, XML, HTML, and .pdf format, 21p.).
journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0229176
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November 22, 2019
“Registered Nurses Did Not Always Visit Medicare Beneficiaries’ Homes At Least Once Every 14 Days To Assess The Quality of Care and Services Provided by Hospice Aides,” (A-09-18-03022, November 2019, .pdf format, 14p.).
oig.hhs.gov/oas/reports/region9/91803022.asp
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November 18, 2019
“Medicare Hospice Care: Opportunities Exist to Strengthen CMS Oversight of Hospice Providers,” (GAO-20-10, October 2019, .pdf format, 41p.).
www.gao.gov/products/GAO-20-10
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July 9, 2019
A. “Hospice Deficiencies Pose Risks to Medicare Beneficiaries,” (OEI-02-17-00020, July 2019, .pdf format, 34p.).
oig.hhs.gov/oei/reports/oei-02-17-00020.asp
B. “Safeguards Must Be Strengthened To Protect Medicare Hospice Beneficiaries From Harm,” (OEI-02-17-00021, July 2019, .pdf format, 28p.).
oig.hhs.gov/oei/reports/oei-02-17-00021.asp
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August 1, 2018
“Vulnerabilities in the Medicare Hospice Program Affect Quality Care and Program Integrity: An OIG Portfolio,” (OEI-02-16-00570, July 2018, .pdf format, 40p.).
oig.hhs.gov/oei/reports/oei-02-16-00570.asp
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October 19, 2017
“The state of hospice services in England 2014 to 2017,” (October 2017, .pdf format, 18p.).
www.cqc.org.uk/publications/major-report/state-hospice-services-england-2014-2017
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December 15, 2016
– 12th Asia Pacific Hospice Conference 2017 (APHC 2017) – Singapore (July 26-29, 2017).
www.conferencealerts.com/show-event?id=180084
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October 10, 2016
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September 15, 2016
“Hospices Should Improve Their Election Statements and Certifications of Terminal Illness,” (OEI-02-10-00492, September 2016, .pdf format, 24p.).
oig.hhs.gov/oei/reports/oei-02-10-00492.asp
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June 16, 2016
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May 9, 2016
A. “A different ending: Addressing inequalities in end of life care,” (May 2016, .pdf format, 41p.).
B. “A different ending: Addressing inequalities in end of life care (Good practice case studies),” (May 2016, .pdf format, 13p.).
www.cqc.org.uk/content/different-ending-end-life-care-review
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March 31, 2016
“Hospices Inappropriately Billed Medicare Over $250 Million for General Inpatient Care,” (OEI-02-10-00491, March 2016, .pdf format, 34p.).
oig.hhs.gov/oei/reports/oei-02-10-00491.asp
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July 14, 2015
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July 3, 2015
Population and Societies (No. 524, July/August 2015, .pdf format, 4p.). Note: The title article of this issue is: “A majority of people would prefer to die at home, but few actually do so,” by Sophie Pennec, Joelle Gaymu, Francoise Riou, Elisabeth Morand, Silvia Pontone, Regis Aubry, and Chantal Cases.
www.ined.fr/en/publications/population-and-societies/die-at-home/
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May 28, 2015
“Medicare’s Hospice Benefit: Revising the Payment System to Better Reflect Visit Intensity,” by Steve Sheingold, Susan Bogasky, and Sally Stearns (May 2015, .pdf format, 18p.).
aspe.hhs.gov/health/reports/2015/hospice/ib_hospice.pdf
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January 14, 2015
“Medicare Hospices Have Financial Incentives To Provide Care in Assisted Living Facilities,” (OEI-02-14-00070, January 2015, .pdf format, 27p.).
oig.hhs.gov/oei/reports/oei-02-14-00070.asp
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November 25, 2014
“Concurrent Palliative and Curative Services: The Next Step in Evolution of Medicare Hospice Care,” by Janet H. Forlini and Lee Goldberg (November 2014, .pdf format, 4p.).
www.nasi.org/research/2014/concurrent-palliative-curative-services-next-step-evolution
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November 12, 2014
“Association Between the Medicare Hospice Benefit and Health Care Utilization and Costs for Patients With Poor-Prognosis Cancer,” by Ziad Obermeyer, Maggie Makar, Samer Abujaber, Francesca Dominici, Susan Block, and David M. Cutler (Vol. 312, No. 18, November 12, 2014, p. 1888-1896). Note: JAMA is currently providing free access to this article.
jama.jamanetwork.com/article.aspx?articleid=1930818
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January 2, 2014
CMS’ Medicare and Medicaid Statistical Supplement has recently been updated (2013 edition, tables available in .zip compressed .pdf and Microsoft Excel format):
– Medicare Hospice (table 8.1 to 8.3).
www.cms.gov/Research-Statistics-Data-and-Systems/Statistics-Trends-and-Reports/MedicareMedicaidStatSupp/Medicare-and-Medicaid-Statistical-Supplement-Items/2013Hospice.html
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September 6, 2012
– 16th Annual 2013 NICHE Conference — Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (April 10-12, 2012).
www.conferencealerts.com/topic-listing?topic=Palliative%20Care
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August 1, 2012
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May 10, 2012
20th Hospice New Zealand Palliative Care Conference — Auckland, New Zealand (Nov. 14-16, 2012).
www.conferencealerts.com/topic-listing?topic=Palliative%20Care
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March 5, 2012
– 16th International Nursing Research Conference – Cartagena, Spain (Nov. 6-9, 2012).
www.conferencealerts.com/hospice.htm
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