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
2016
Associations Between End-of-Life Cancer Care Patterns and Medicare Expenditures.
Wang SY, Hall J, Pollack CE, Adelson K, Davidoff AJ, Long JB, Gross CP. Associations Between End-of-Life Cancer Care Patterns and Medicare Expenditures. Journal Of The National Comprehensive Cancer Network 2016, 14: 1001-8. PMID: 27496116, PMCID: PMC5577560, DOI: 10.6004/jnccn.2016.0107.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDay of deathLife care expendituresLife careIntensive endCancer decedentsIntensive care unit admissionCare expendituresLife care interventionsCare unit admissionEmergency department visitsSEER-Medicare databaseLast monthProportion of decedentsHospital referral regionsExpenditure differencesHospital deathICU admissionUnit admissionDepartment visitsHospice enrollmentIntensive careHighest quintileLater chemotherapyHospice useLowest quintile