Technological advances in medicine have led to increasing complexity in health care
decision making, and subsequently, greater opportunity for variation in the delivery of end-of …

Objective: We sought to test whether variations across regions in end-of-life (EOL) treatment
intensity are associated with regional differences in patient preferences for EOL care …

Background: Studies comparing end-of-life care between patients who are high cost users of
the healthcare system compared to those who are not are lacking. Aim: The objective of this …

Studies examining individuals' preferences reflect a broad consensus that the end of life is a
period during which medical care should be different from that in other periods in patients' …

OBJECTIVE: To examine the degree to which variation in place of death is explained by
differences in the characteristics of patients, including preferences for dying at home, and by …

Beginning in the 1970s, Wennberg and colleagues 1 have used health care claims (or
administrative data) combined with mapping to forward a supplier-induced demand …

The US health care system is struggling to improve the quality of health care while
containing costs. The rapidly expanding population of older adults with serious illness …

Background: High rates of health care utilization at the end of life may be a marker of care
that does not align with patient-stated preferences. We sought to describe trends in end-of …

Objective: To determine whether physician preferences for end-of-life care were associated
with variation in health care spending. Method: We studied 737 physicians who completed …

Background. The period preceding death is often characterized by increased utilization of
medical resources. There is an ongoing debate on the reasons for and the appropriateness …