Describing the Uniquely Vulnerable Patients Served by an Outpatient Non-Oncologic Palliative Clinic.

IF 3.5 2区 医学 Q2 CLINICAL NEUROLOGY
Megan Pogue, William Leach, Elizabeth Franko, Grace Joseph, David Rigas, Gillian Love
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Abstract

Context: Outpatient nononcologic palliative care is a growing field with an evolving identity.

Objectives: The objective of this study was to assess patient demographics and clinical utilization of an outpatient nononcologic palliative care clinic.

Methods: We collected and analyzed data from the first two years of an urban, nononcologic palliative care clinic within a quaternary academic center.

Results: The diagnoses with highest clinic utilization were heart failure (46.2%) and end-stage lung disease (16.6%). The medical complexity of these patients was high, with geriatric patients comprising 55% of the clinic population and 95.3% of patients meeting criteria for polypharmacy. Insurance data demonstrated a socially vulnerable population served with 65.6% of patients on a Medicare product, 36.7% on a Medicaid product, and 4.7% uninsured. 21.3% of new clinic visits were for medical cannabis certification. Patients elected for telehealth visits more often than age matched patients in the general primary care setting and were less likely to no-show to telehealth visits. Primary diagnosis impacted frequency of follow up, with patients with end stage lung disease returning more regularly than patients with heart failure.

Conclusion: Nononcologic palliative care serves a uniquely medical vulnerable population and can be supported through utilization of clinical infrastructure that is already in place, establishing multidisciplinary collaborations, and utilizing telehealth.

描述门诊非肿瘤姑息治疗诊所服务的独特弱势患者。
背景:门诊非肿瘤姑息治疗是一个不断发展的领域与不断发展的身份。目的:本研究的目的是评估患者人口统计学和门诊非肿瘤姑息治疗诊所的临床利用。方法:我们收集并分析了一家第四学术中心的城市非肿瘤姑息治疗诊所头两年的数据。结果:临床使用率最高的诊断为心力衰竭(46.2%)和终末期肺病(16.6%)。这些患者的医疗复杂性很高,55%的临床人口是老年人,95.3%的患者符合综合用药标准。保险数据显示,65.6%的患者有医疗保险产品,36.7%的患者有医疗补助产品,4.7%的患者没有保险。21.3%的新诊所就诊是为了获得医用大麻认证。选择远程保健就诊的患者比一般初级保健机构中年龄匹配的患者更频繁,而且不去远程保健就诊的可能性更小。初步诊断影响随访频率,终末期肺病患者比心力衰竭患者更有规律地复诊。结论:非肿瘤姑息治疗服务于独特的医疗弱势群体,可以通过利用已有的临床基础设施、建立多学科合作和利用远程医疗来支持。
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CiteScore
8.90
自引率
6.40%
发文量
821
审稿时长
26 days
期刊介绍: The Journal of Pain and Symptom Management is an internationally respected, peer-reviewed journal and serves an interdisciplinary audience of professionals by providing a forum for the publication of the latest clinical research and best practices related to the relief of illness burden among patients afflicted with serious or life-threatening illness.
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