Donald Schumacher
Biographic Data
| ID | 7533738 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Donald Schumacher |
| GIVEN NAMES | Donald |
| FAMILY NAME | Schumacher |
| SIGNATURE | SCHUMACHER D |
| AFFILIATIONS | National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 1 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 1 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2008 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2008 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
A Review of Barriers to Utilization of the Medicare Hospice Benefits in Urban Populations and Strategies for Enhanced Access
Disparities in access to health care extend to end-of-life care. Lack of access to hospice mirrors lack of access to health maintenance and primary care. Patients who are served by hospice nationally are disproportionately white and likely to reside in economically stable communities. In many urban low-income communities, less than 5% of decedents receive hospice care in the last 6 months of life. This review focuses on barriers to palliative car…
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A Review of Barriers to Utilization of the Medicare Hospice Benefits in Urban Populations and Strategies for Enhanced Access
Disparities in access to health care extend to end-of-life care. Lack of access to hospice mirrors lack of access to health maintenance and primary care. Patients who are served by hospice nationally are disproportionately white and likely to reside in economically stable communities. In many urban low-income communities, less than 5% of decedents receive hospice care in the last 6 months of life. This review focuses on barriers to palliative car…
Business (1 works) · Childhood Cancer Survivors' Quality of Life (1 works) · Economic growth (1 works) · Family and Patient Care in Intensive Care Units (1 works) · Family medicine (1 works) · Gerontology (1 works) · Health care (1 works) · Hospice care (1 works) · Medicine (1 works) · Nursing (1 works)