Background: The acute palliative care units (APCU) where the palliative medicine
specialists are primarily in charge with medical management are being established in few …

Background: Few cancer centers have developed acute palliative care units (APCUs). The
purpose of this study is to highlight clinical interventions and financial outcomes during a …

Context: Although hospice programs are a well-established feature of the American medical
system, inpatient palliative care services are a recent development. Therefore limited data …

Background: Evidence suggests palliative care consult services yield cost improvements;
few studies have examined the impact of an inpatient palliative care unit on hospital costs …

Background: Palliative care units (PCUs) staffed by specialty-trained physicians and nurses
have been established in a number of medical centers. The purpose of this study is to review …

Purpose: We examined administrative outcomes after opening an oncology acute palliative
care unit (APCU), to determine attainment of administrative targets related to the unit's …

BACKGROUND. Acute palliative care units (APCUs) are gaining popularity in tertiary care
centers. In this study, the authors examined the impact of opening an APCU on …

Death as a natural part of life is an eventuality that few are prepared to face despite long-
standing knowledge of a terminal diagnosis. American health care continues to be driven by …

Background: Patients with advanced cancer often require complex symptom management.
At Dana-Farber/Brigham and Women's Cancer Center, the intensive palliative care unit …

Context Hospital deaths carry a significant healthcare cost that has been confirmed to be
lower when palliative care units (PCUs) are available. Objectives To compare the last …