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Reforming care for persons near the end of life: the promise of quality improvement.

Lynn J, Nolan K, Kabcenell A, Weissman D, Milne C, Berwick DM; End-of-Life Care Consensus Panel.

Ann Intern Med. 2002 Jul 16;137(2):117-22.PMID: 12118967 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Quality improvements in end of life care: insights from two collaboratives.

Lynn J, Schall MW, Milne C, Nolan KM, Kabcenell A.

Jt Comm J Qual Improv. 2000 May;26(5):254-67.PMID: 18350770 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Use of the quality improvement process in assessing end-of-life care in the nursing home.

Vandenberg EV, Tvrdik A, Keller BK.

J Am Med Dir Assoc. 2005 Sep-Oct;6(5):334-9.PMID: 16165075 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

End-of-life care in U.S. nursing homes: a review of the evidence.

Oliver DP, Porock D, Zweig S.

J Am Med Dir Assoc. 2004 May-Jun;5(3):147-55. Review.PMID: 15115574 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

A survey of end-of-life care in care homes: issues of definition and practice.

Froggatt K, Payne S.

Health Soc Care Community. 2006 Jul;14(4):341-8.PMID: 16787485 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

"Getting everyone on the same page": nursing home physicians' perspectives on end-of-life care.

Bern-Klug M, Gessert CE, Crenner CW, Buenaver M, Skirchak D.

J Palliat Med. 2004 Aug;7(4):533-44.PMID: 15353097 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

End-of-life care in nursing homes: is the glass half empty or half full?

Volicer L.

J Am Med Dir Assoc. 2004 May-Jun;5(3):217. No abstract available. PMID: 15115585 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Making room for dying: end of life care in nursing homes.

Johnson SH.

Hastings Cent Rep. 2005 Nov-Dec;Spec No:S37-41. No abstract available. PMID: 16468254 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Family perspectives on end-of-life care at the last place of care.

Teno JM, Clarridge BR, Casey V, Welch LC, Wetle T, Shield R, Mor V.

JAMA. 2004 Jan 7;291(1):88-93.PMID: 14709580 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Association between advance directives and quality of end-of-life care: a national study.

Teno JM, Gruneir A, Schwartz Z, Nanda A, Wetle T.

J Am Geriatr Soc. 2007 Feb;55(2):189-94.PMID: 17302654 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

The challenges and opportunities in providing end-of-life care in nursing homes.

Ersek M, Wilson SA.

J Palliat Med. 2003 Feb;6(1):45-57.PMID: 12710575 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Nursing home physician educational intervention improves end-of-life outcomes.

Keay TJ, Alexander C, McNally K, Crusse E, Eger RE.

J Palliat Med. 2003 Apr;6(2):205-13.PMID: 12854937 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Factors that influence end-of-life care in nursing homes: the physical environment, inadequate staffing, and lack of supervision.

Kayser-Jones J, Schell E, Lyons W, Kris AE, Chan J, Beard RL.

Gerontologist. 2003 Apr;43 Spec No 2:76-84.PMID: 12711727 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Advance care planning for fatal chronic illness: avoiding commonplace errors and unwarranted suffering.

Lynn J, Goldstein NE.

Ann Intern Med. 2003 May 20;138(10):812-8.PMID: 12755553 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Palliative care--a service to improve the dying experience in hospitals and nursing homes.

Somogyi-Zalud E.

Hawaii Med J. 2002 Jan;61(1):6-9. Review.PMID: 11868200 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

"Serious and complex illness" in quality improvement and policy reform for end-of-life care.

Lynn J, Forlini JH.

J Gen Intern Med. 2001 May;16(5):315-9.PMID: 11359550 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Quality improvement in nursing homes: the elephants in the room.

Parmelee PA.

J Am Geriatr Soc. 2004 Dec;52(12):2138-40. No abstract available. PMID: 15571558 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

End-of-life care for nursing home residents dying from cancer in Nova Scotia, Canada, 2000-2003.

O'Brien MB, Johnston GM, Gao J, Dewar R.

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[Quality of care among older adults with diabetes mellitus: comparison between community-dwelling adults attended to by home care services and nursing home residents in Dresden]

Coll-Planas L, Bergmann A, Schwarz P, Guillén-Grima F, Schulze J.

Z Arztl Fortbild Qualitatssich. 2007;101(9):623-9. German. PMID: 18269054 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Nursing home and nursing home physician: the Dutch experience.

Schols JM, Crebolder HF, van Weel C.

J Am Med Dir Assoc. 2004 May-Jun;5(3):207-12. Review.PMID: 15115583 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles