Time to Death and Reenrollment After Live Discharge From Hospice: A Retrospective Look

Conclusion: Our research supports past findings that over a third of patients disenrolled from hospice die within 6 months, indicating ongoing hospice eligibility up to the time of death. Interestingly, if enrollment was revoked by patient or family, as often was done to allow the patient to pursue more aggressive treatments, the mortality risk was higher in the 6 months after discharge. This should prompt careful reevaluation of disenrolled hospice patients in the months after disenrollment, and hospice reenrollment should be continually available and offered during this time.
Source: American Journal of Hospice and Palliative Medicine - Category: Palliative Care Authors: Tags: Original Articles Source Type: research