Person‐centered care ( PCC ) shifts focus away from the traditional biomedical model in
favor of embracing personal choice and autonomy for people receiving health services. It has …

High 30-day readmission rates are a major burden to the American medical system. Much
attention is on transitional care to decrease financial costs and improve patient outcomes. …

Specialized, fragmented acute care is not aligned optimally to serve older adults. Person‐centered
care ( PCC ) has emerged as an evidence‐based solution that involves enlisting …

Background: A primary barrier to physician disclosure of terminal prognosis is concern that
patients will lose hope. Inpatient palliative care (IPC) teams are especially posed to mediate …

Objectives: To test a brochure comprising hospice patient role model stories aimed at
improving attitudes and knowledge of hospice among older African Americans. Design: Pre–post …

Objectives To determine the perspectives of seriously ill individuals on reasons for 30‐day
hospital readmission. Design A prospective qualitative study was conducted employing …

Methods Participants were managed care physicians (n= 545) from the Southern California
region of a national nonprofit health maintenance organization who treated a patient in their …

Context As funding for home-based palliative care continues to expand, there is an increasing
need to understand barriers to patient referral to and acceptance of home-based palliative …

Mental health and substance use disorders are prevalent among people experiencing
homelessness. Street Medicine can reach unhoused people who face barriers to accessing …

Background Researchers are encountering increasing challenges in recruiting participants
for palliative and healthcare research. This paper aims to understand challenges to and …