Becker's Healthcare July 8, 2024
Boston-based Brigham and Women’s Hospital implemented a program to more quickly transfer older patients with terminal illnesses from emergency departments to hospice facilities.
Before implementing the program, researchers found that 22.6% of patients in need of it were moved into hospice care, on average, within 96 hours. But after implementation, 54.1% of patients were moved into hospice care within 96 hours, according to results published July 8 in JAMA Network Open.
Using an artificial intelligence algorithm in its electronic health record system, in combination with in-person evaluations, researchers were able to quickly identify hospice-eligible patients and coordinate efforts to get them into care in a more timely manner.
While hospital length of...
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