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
Trends in end-of-life cancer care in the Medicare program
Wang SY, Hall J, Pollack CE, Adelson K, Bradley EH, Long JB, Gross CP. Trends in end-of-life cancer care in the Medicare program. Journal Of Geriatric Oncology 2016, 7: 116-125. PMID: 26783015, PMCID: PMC5577563, DOI: 10.1016/j.jgo.2015.11.007.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLife cancer careDay of deathAggressive endLife careCancer careHospital deathHospice enrollmentEmergency departmentIntensive care unit admissionEnd Results-Medicare dataAggressiveness of endLate hospice enrollmentLife chemotherapy useCare unit admissionHospital referral regionsResult of cancerProportion of beneficiariesChemotherapy useICU admissionUnit admissionED visitsPatient demographicsTumor characteristicsReferral regionsMedicare beneficiaries