TY  - JOUR
T1  - PRevalence and characteristics of outpatient palliative care services in california
AU  - Berger GN, O’Riordan DL, Kerr K, Pantilat SZ
Y1  - 2011/12/12
N1  - 10.1001/archinternmed.2011.469
JO  - Archives of Internal Medicine
SP  - 2057
EP  - 2059
VL  - 171
IS  - 22
N2  - 
Outpatient palliative care services (PCSs) offer the opportunity to intervene earlier in the disease trajectory and result in improved patient outcomes.1- 2 Outpatient PCSs can provide improved continuity of care, reduce unnecessary rehospitalizations, and address the needs of patients and caregivers.3 While the potential benefits of outpatient PCSs are increasingly recognized, there is a paucity of information regarding the structure of outpatient PCSs,4 and, to our knowledge, there are no studies reporting the prevalence and characteristics of existing services. Therefore, the aim of this research is to describe the prevalence and characteristics of outpatient PCSs associated with California hospitals to enhance our understanding of how outpatient PCSs are delivered and inform their growth and development.

SN  - 0003-9926
M3  - doi: 10.1001/archinternmed.2011.469
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1001/archinternmed.2011.469
ER  -