LEADER 02967nam 2200577 a 450 001 9910455908003321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a1-282-08217-5 010 $a9786612082177 010 $a0-309-51825-3 010 $a0-585-02427-8 035 $a(CKB)110986584752548 035 $a(EBL)3375542 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000104913 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11653216 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000104913 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10100370 035 $a(PQKB)11766157 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC3375542 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL3375542 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10040959 035 $a(OCoLC)817957828 035 $a(EXLCZ)99110986584752548 100 $a19970709d1997 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 00$aApproaching death$b[electronic resource] $eimproving care at the end of life /$fCommittee on Care at the End of Life, Division of Health Care Services, Institute of Medicine ; Marilyn J. Field and Christine K. Cassel, editors 210 $aWashington, D.C. $cNational Academy Press$d1997 215 $a1 online resource (455 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a0-309-09002-4 311 $a0-309-06372-8 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aFront Matter; Preface; Acknowledgments; Contents; TABLES, FIGURES, AND BOXES; Summary; 1 Introduction; 2 A Profile of Death and Dying in America; 3 Caring at the End of Life; 4 The Health Care System and the Dying Patient; 5 Accountability and Quality in End-of-Life Care; 6 Financial and Economic Issues in End-of-Life Care; 7 Legal Issues; 8 Educating Clinicians and Other Professionals; 9 Directions for Research to Improve Care at the End of Life; 10 Conclusions and Recommendations; References; A Institute of Medicine Feasibility Study on Care at the End of Life1 August 1993-February 1994 327 $aB Institute of Medicine Committee on Care at the End of Life Public MeetingsC Examples of Initiatives to Improve Care at the End of Life*; D Prognosis and Clinical Predictive Models for Critically Ill Patients; E Cultural Diversity in Decisionmaking About Care at the End of Life; F Measuring Care at the End of Life; G Excerpts from Medical Guidelines for Determining Prognosis in Selected NonCancer Diseases*; H American Board of Internal Medicine Clinical Competence in End-of-Life Care*; I Examples of Medical Education Curricula; J Committee Biographies; Index 606 $aTerminal care$zUnited States 608 $aElectronic books. 615 0$aTerminal care 676 $a362.1/75/0973 701 $aField$b Marilyn J$g(Marilyn Jane)$0855032 701 $aCassel$b Christine K$0884666 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910455908003321 996 $aApproaching death$91975549 997 $aUNINA