Continuity of Physicians' Dedication to Inpatient Hospice and Palliative Care: A 14-year Nationwide Survey in Taiwan.

ABSTRACT: Background: The work continuity of physicians in hospice and palliative medicine (HPM) has a great impact on the quality of care and practice experiences. However, nationwide studies providing a general overview of the work continuity of HPM physicians are scarce. Methods: Data relating to inpatient HPM care provided from July 2000 to December 2013 were obtained from the National Health Insurance Research Database of Taiwan. Specifically, the numbers of hospitals, patients, patient hospitalization days, and physicians involving HPM in each year were calculated. The years of HPM work experience and total HPM workdays of each physician were also computed. Results: Of the 40,965,153 inpatient records during the study, 121,258 (0.3%) records were related to inpatient HPM care, with 60 particip

SUBMITTER: Cheng BR 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6720616 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature