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Palliative care and the search for value in health reform.

Publication ,  Journal Article
Taylor, DH
Published in: North Carolina medical journal
May 2011

Improving value in health care is of paramount importance, and doing so will require focus on both the costs and benefits of care. Palliative care addresses symptoms of disease regardless of prognosis, helps patients clarify their goals of care, and is key in improving value in the health care system.

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Published In

North Carolina medical journal

ISSN

0029-2559

Publication Date

May 2011

Volume

72

Issue

3

Start / End Page

229 / 231

Related Subject Headings

  • Universities
  • United States
  • Quality of Life
  • Quality of Health Care
  • Patient Preference
  • Palliative Care
  • North Carolina
  • Neoplasms
  • Medicare
  • Humans
 

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Taylor, D. H. (2011). Palliative care and the search for value in health reform. North Carolina Medical Journal, 72(3), 229–231.
Taylor, Donald H. “Palliative care and the search for value in health reform.North Carolina Medical Journal 72, no. 3 (May 2011): 229–31.
Taylor DH. Palliative care and the search for value in health reform. North Carolina medical journal. 2011 May;72(3):229–31.
Taylor, Donald H. “Palliative care and the search for value in health reform.North Carolina Medical Journal, vol. 72, no. 3, May 2011, pp. 229–31.
Taylor DH. Palliative care and the search for value in health reform. North Carolina medical journal. 2011 May;72(3):229–231.

Published In

North Carolina medical journal

ISSN

0029-2559

Publication Date

May 2011

Volume

72

Issue

3

Start / End Page

229 / 231

Related Subject Headings

  • Universities
  • United States
  • Quality of Life
  • Quality of Health Care
  • Patient Preference
  • Palliative Care
  • North Carolina
  • Neoplasms
  • Medicare
  • Humans