Tracking improvement in the care of chronically ill patients a Dartmouth Atlas brief on Medicare beneficiaries near the end of life

This Dartmouth Atlas brief and accompanying data release (www.dartmouthatlas.org) demonstrate that improvements in care have occurred rapidly for Medicare patients in their last six months of life. Overall, patients spent fewer days in the hospital and more received hospice services in 2010 compared...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Goodman, David C.
Corporate Authors: Dartmouth Institute for Health Policy and Clinical Practice, Dartmouth Atlas Project
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: [Lebanon, N.H.] The Dartmouth Institute for Health Policy and Clinical Practice 2013, June 12, 2013
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Collection: National Center for Biotechnology Information - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
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  • Includes bibliographical references