Hospice News July 29, 2024
Recent research has found disparities in hospice discharge rates and outcomes among Black and Latino patient populations.
Black and Hispanic patients are more likely to have shorter stays and be discharged from hospice into a hospital setting compared to others, according to a recent study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) Network Open. These patients also face a higher likelihood of having burdensome care transitions compared to white populations, the study found.
The findings illustrate how access to quality end-of-life care is impacted by health inequities among underserved populations, study author Elizabeth Luth, assistant professor at Rutgers University’s family medicine and community health department. Co-authors included researchers from Care Dimensions, VNS Health, Weill Cornell Medicine and...
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