A novel methodology to identify and survey physicians participating in medical aid-in-dying.

ABSTRACT: Physicians who participate in medical-aid-in-dying (MAID) cannot be easily identified and studied due to cost and anonymity barriers. We developed and empirically tested a novel methodology to identify and survey physicians highly likely to participate in MAID activities. We used a state-level comprehensive administrative claims database to identify a cohort of patients with diagnoses and hospice enrollment similar to those known to have filled a prescription for MAID from 2017-2018. We then identified physicians who provided routine outpatient care to these patients using National Provider Identifier numbers. We surveyed these physicians in 3 waves (n = 583 total surveys), ranking physicians in order of their likelihood of being asked about MAID for each wave based on characteristics incl

SUBMITTER: Kini V 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9001750 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature