Default Hospice Consultation in Comfort Measures Orders and Hospice Engagement

This quality improvement study examines the association of having a hospice consultation as default for patients given comfort measures orders with hospice engagement.

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JAMA Network Open
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2026-08-20
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https://doi.org/10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2026.29973
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Palliative Care and End-of-Life Issues
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Default Hospice Consultation in Comfort Measures Orders and Hospice Engagement

L. Scott Sussman, Nancy Kim, John M. Henderson
JAMA Network Open
Palliative Care and End-of-Life Issues
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Default Hospice Consultation in Comfort Measures Orders and Hospice Engagement

L. Scott Sussman, Nancy Kim, John M. Henderson
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Abstract

This quality improvement study examines the association of having a hospice consultation as default for patients given comfort measures orders with hospice engagement.

JAMA Network OpenVol. 9(8)
Yale New Haven Hospital (US), Yale University (US), University of Chicago (US), Yale New Haven Health System (US)
Openalex Percentile: Top 8%
Palliative Care and End-of-Life Issues
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