Our dual responsibility of improving quality and questioning the metrics: Reflections on 30-day readmission rate as a quality indicator

SP Huepenbecker, LA Meyer - Gynecologic …, 2022 - gynecologiconcology-online.net
Unplanned readmissions are increasingly important to both gynecologic oncology patients
and hospitals as our healthcare system has focused on improving quality of care. This focus …

Moving beyond “Better Late than Never”: High Symptom Burden and Diminished Functional Status at First Palliative Care Visit for Patients with Gynecological Cancers

PN Peters, JM Moyett, SP Wolf, J Troy… - Journal of Palliative …, 2024 - liebertpub.com
Background: Despite physical and emotional distress in patients with gynecologic
malignancies, palliative care (PC) is underutilized. Objectives: We characterize referral …