Description/Abstract
Hospice is a system of end-of-life care that’s not used to its full potential. That is, hospice is not used in the way that would benefit patients and families as much as it could. My argument is that this is an issue of usability, or ergonomics—the science of design. I illustrate how to take what we have learned from the science of usability to make hospice more accessible and approachable, and to increase hospice use among those who would benefit from it. Underneath this discussion, though, there is a more fundamental question: Can we make hospice more usable or do we need to think about redesigning hospice entirely?
Document Type
Policy Brief
Date
2007
Keywords
Syracuse Seminar on Aging, nursing home, Medicare, Medicaid, long-term care, elderly, social welfare.
Language
English
Series
Reports Series
Disciplines
Geriatrics
Recommended Citation
Casarett, David J., "Is It Time to Redesign Hospice? End-of-Life Care at the User Interface" (2007). Center for Policy Research. 8.
https://surface.syr.edu/cpr/8
Source
Metedata from RePec
Creative Commons License
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