MIAMI--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- In a unique partnership, VITAS Innovative Hospice Care® and the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine have established an inpatient hospice unit that provides quality, ...

We used a hospital perspective to determine costs on the basis of claims from administrative data from Johns Hopkins PCU between March 2013 and March 2014. Using existing literature, we estimated the ...

Palliative care inpatient units (PCUs) can improve symptoms, family perception of care, and lower per-diem costs compared with usual care. In March 2013, Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions (JHMI) ...

Unique Hospice and Palliative Care Unit Provides Patient Care and Physician Training The VITAS Inpatient Hospice Unit at the University of Miami Hospital provides hospital-level care in a home-like ...