Low Hospice Utilization in New York State: Framework for Compiling and Ranking Barriers.

The hospice benefit can improve end-of-life outcomes, but is underutilized, particularly in low enrollment states such as New York. Little is known about this underutilization. The first part of a mixed-methods study aimed to compile and rank barriers to hospice utilization and identify differences between New York and the rest of the United States.

Low Hospice Utilization in New York State: Comparisons Using National Data.

Context: Hospice utilization in New York State (NYS) is low compared to the rest of the U.S.

Objectives: The first part of a mixed-methods study elicited information from New York State stakeholders and identified 54 hospice-related barriers in nine categories, some specific to NYS.

Providing hospice services for residents of extended-care facilities.

The need for long-term care in an extended care facility potentially represents the fastest growing segment fo the Medicare hospice marketplace. Steps and techniques that will help your hospice program succeed in providing home care to residents of long-term care facilities are shared in this article.