Greenstein Joette Elise, Policzer Joel S, Shaban Eric S
Vitas Healthcare, 655 Metro Place South, Suite 770, Dublin, OH 43017, USA; Ohio University Heritage College of Osteopathic Medicine, 6775 Bobcat Way, Suite 230, Dublin, OH 43016, USA.
Vitas Healthcare, 3046 Corporate Way, Miramar, FL 33025, USA; Florida International University, Herbert Wertheim College of Medicine, Miami, FL, USA.
Prim Care. 2019 Sep;46(3):303-317. doi: 10.1016/j.pop.2019.04.002. Epub 2019 Jun 21.
Hospice is a model of care that offers significant benefits to patients at the end of their lives, their families, and also to the primary care physicians who have diligently cared for their patients. As comprehensive care physicians, primary care physicians can benefit from a strong understanding of hospice and the Medicare Hospice Benefit. This article describes the history of hospice, palliative care versus hospice care, clinical appropriateness of the hospice patient, the regulatory guidelines of the Medicare Hospice Benefit, hospice reimbursement, primary care reimbursement, and employment opportunities in hospice.
临终关怀是一种护理模式，它为生命末期的患者及其家人，以及悉心照料患者的初级保健医生带来显著益处。作为综合护理医生，初级保健医生可以从深入了解临终关怀和医疗保险临终关怀福利中受益。本文介绍了临终关怀的历史、姑息治疗与临终关怀护理的区别、临终关怀患者的临床适宜性、医疗保险临终关怀福利的监管指南、临终关怀报销、初级保健报销以及临终关怀领域的就业机会。
