End-of-Life: When does it begin? What costs are associated with this? Who's decision is it? Many studies and publications exist but the real truth is that the moment we are born we begin our journey towards death. Our society has difficulty recognizing death and conversely has a quest for eternal youth along with endless life. The question here is how do we handle end-of-life care? What are we willing to spend on care and to what extremes are we willing to go to extend life or prevent the inevitable? Will we examine quality in this equation? Or does that matter? Obviously moral and ethical issues arise and need to be examined. What legal implications are already associated with end-of-life and what are the regulatory agencies perspectives with end-of-life care? The questions are endless as are the individual viewpoints.
Take a moment and review the following Youtube video: Hospitalist vs ICU End-of-Life Palliative Care retrieved from: thehappyhospitalist.blogspot.com
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