National expenditures for medical care in the months and days preceding death are enormous. But we do not know whether that money is buying good quality care or optimizing the quality of life of those dying, or whether the situation is getting better or worse over time. The information that exists "describing death" at a national level though some of it is very informative is fragmentary. This report recommends ways to fill the information gaps by better use of existing nationally-representative data, and through some new measures, in particular, a new, ongoing National Mortality Followback Survey. The aim is to allow us to benchmark where we are today as a society, and what goals we can set to minimize pain and suffering and maximize the quality of life of all of us who will die in the years to come.
Division on Earth and Life Studies & Institute of Medicine
Describing Death in America [EPUB ebook]
What We Need to Know: Executive Summary
Describing Death in America [EPUB ebook]
What We Need to Know: Executive Summary
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Limba Engleză ● Format EPUB ● Pagini 123 ● ISBN 9780309168472 ● Editor Helen Gelband & June R. Lunney ● Editura National Academies Press ● Publicat 2003 ● Descărcabil 3 ori ● Valută EUR ● ID 7142094 ● Protecție împotriva copiilor Adobe DRM
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