Sensible Medicine

OCTOBER 20, 2023

She had gram negative bacteremia with mild sepsis originating from a urinary tract infection. It was in room 23 that she first raised the possibility of hospice. She replied, “Your father’s oncologist was on this block, I just can’t walk it yet.” ” Back to where I began with LT.

Hospice 76

Hospice Hospitals Operations Sepsis 76

PulmCCM

MARCH 11, 2024

There was no difference in rate of discharge to hospice (6.8% for likelier hospice discharge after automatic palliative care consultation. More patients receiving triggered palliative care consults had DNR orders at discharge (37% vs 30%).

Hospice 52

Hospice Documentation/Coding Administration Hospitals 52

Sensible Medicine

OCTOBER 20, 2023

She had gram negative bacteremia with mild sepsis originating from a urinary tract infection. It was in room 23 that she first raised the possibility of hospice. She replied, “Your father’s oncologist was on this block, I just can’t walk it yet.” ” Back to where I began with LT.

Hospice 52

Hospice Hospitals Operations Sepsis 52

PulmCCM

JANUARY 27, 2025

Intensivists are used to managing respiratory failure, shock, sepsis, pulmonary embolism, acute kidney injury, and hemorrhages—sometimes simultaneously. Concurrent palliative care should start promptly, and no later than 8 weeks after the diagnosis of advanced cancer (not as a final-hours transfer to hospice when death is imminent).

Hospice 89

Hospice Outcomes Sepsis Emergency Department 89