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CME Questions
1.Which is true regarding recent trends in end-of-life care, according to a study published in JAMA?
- Hospice use steadily declined.
- Deaths in the hospital increased significantly.
- Both hospice use and intensive care unit care in the last month of life increased.
- Readmission penalties will make it much less likely that patients will be referred to home care services.
2.Which is true regarding ethical considerations of cost of care, according to Michele Meltzer, MD, MBE?
- All clinical guidelines in the United States now take cost into account.
- There is strong evidence that providers consistently share information on the cost of care with their patients.
- No surveyed physicians reported "embellishing" patients' symptoms to obtain coverage.
- Patients and even providers are often unaware of the cost of care.
3.Which is recommended to improve ethics consults, according to Jane Jankowski, LMSW, MSB?
- It is not necessary to identify in what way the process failed to meet a particular clinician's expectations.
- Bioethicists should assure that everyone conducting ethics consultation has an opportunity for peer feedback.
- It is not advisable to review contentious or precedent-setting cases with a full ethics committee.
- Demonstration of continuous improvement of policies should not be based on questions that emerge from consultations.
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