Melissa D A Carlson

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Top papers

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1 Interdisciplinary staffing patterns: do for-profit and nonprofit hospices differ? J Palliat Med 2010 1.84
2 Raising the standard: palliative care in nursing homes. Health Aff (Millwood) 2010 1.55
3 Depression among surviving caregivers: does length of hospice enrollment matter? Am J Psychiatry 2004 1.49
4 Length of hospice enrollment and subsequent depression in family caregivers: 13-month follow-up study. Am J Geriatr Psychiatry 2006 1.48
5 Evaluating palliative care programs: let's do it right. J Palliat Med 2007 1.38
6 US hospice industry experienced considerable turbulence from changes in ownership, growth, and shift to for-profit status. Health Aff (Millwood) 2012 1.21
7 From adversary to partner: have quality improvement organizations made the transition? Health Serv Res 2005 1.17
8 Skilled nursing facility referral and hospital readmission rates after heart failure or myocardial infarction. Am J Med 2012 1.16
9 Caring for grieving family members: results from a national hospice survey. Med Care 2012 1.13
10 The effect of comorbidity burden on health care utilization for patients with cancer using hospice. J Palliat Med 2011 1.01
11 Benefits and challenges in use of a standardized symptom assessment instrument in hospice. J Palliat Med 2010 0.82