Abstract
The article reviews a successful community-based end-of-life home care program. Specifically, physician visits were compared in the models of care studied, and it was concluded that the community-based model patients benefited significantly over the standard model of care patients due to the use of physicians.
MeSH terms
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Aged
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Aged, 80 and over
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California
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Efficiency, Organizational
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Female
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Health Care Costs
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Health Services Research
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Home Care Services, Hospital-Based / organization & administration*
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Home Care Services, Hospital-Based / supply & distribution
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House Calls / statistics & numerical data*
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Humans
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Male
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Managed Care Programs / organization & administration*
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Middle Aged
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Models, Organizational
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Palliative Care / organization & administration*
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Palliative Care / statistics & numerical data
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Patient Care Planning
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Physician's Role*
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Surveys and Questionnaires
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Terminal Care / organization & administration*
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Terminally Ill / classification