The report notes that instead of receiving hospice or palliative care, end-of-life cancer care often includes invasive hospital treatments such as feeding tubes or intubation, Bloomberg explains. 鈥淲e鈥檙e seeing some pretty rapid changes in patterns of care, but the move toward the care that most patients prefer is happening very unevenly, at the same time that many patients are receiving more aggressive in-patient care and less-effective hospice care,鈥 , co-principal investigator of the report, tells Bloomberg. Goodman is the director of the at the 天美麻豆 Institute for Health Policy & Clinical Practice.
published 9/5/13 by Bloomberg.
