'Pay-For-Performance' Unintended Effects; Lessons From Mass.; End Of Life Treatment http://bit.ly/bsBJC9 #LTCReform:

 "they noted that "[t]he most striking area in need of quality improvement is communication between physicians and patients (or their families) as they initiate intensive treatments. Even after 48 hours in the ICU or on the ventilator, more than half of patients had no medical record documentation about goals of care or an attempt to pursue the topic,"
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