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Analysis of a Hospital-Based Hospice Program For Terminally Ill Cancer Patients

Detailing patient needs to understand complex programs

Northwestern University Medical School, Chicago, illinois.

Margaret Silberman, MA

Chicago, illinois.

Jeffrey S. Hammer, MD

human servicesat Northwestern University Memorial Hospital, Chicago, illinois.

Judith Johns, MSN

Northwestern Memorial Hospital, Chicago, illinois.

The present paper describes a program analysis of a hospitalbased program for terminally ill cancer patients. Using a management information system developed for collaborative use across all psychosocial care providers in the hospital, it was possible to detail program characteristics and patient variables important to the understanding of a complex program.

American Journal of Hospice and Palliative Medicine®, Vol. 4, No. 1, 41-44 (1987)
DOI: 10.1177/104990918700400110


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