The fall: aligning the best care with standards of care at the end of life

Health Aff (Millwood). 2015 May;34(5):871-4. doi: 10.1377/hlthaff.2014.1322.

Abstract

When her mother is hurt, a health care executive finds that the standardized care she championed isn't always appropriate.

Keywords: Elderly; Evidence-Based Medicine; Personal Experience (-Narrative Matters-).

MeSH terms

  • Accidental Falls*
  • Aged, 80 and over
  • Cost-Benefit Analysis
  • Emergency Service, Hospital / economics
  • Emergency Service, Hospital / standards*
  • Female
  • Health Services Accessibility / economics
  • Health Services Accessibility / standards*
  • Health Services Needs and Demand / statistics & numerical data
  • Hip Fractures / economics
  • Hip Fractures / therapy*
  • Humans
  • Intensive Care Units / economics
  • Intensive Care Units / standards
  • Multiple Trauma / economics
  • Multiple Trauma / therapy
  • Narration
  • Palliative Care / economics
  • Palliative Care / standards*
  • Standard of Care / economics
  • Standard of Care / standards*
  • United States
  • Unnecessary Procedures / economics
  • Unnecessary Procedures / standards