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BACKGROUND: Little is known about the use of palliative care for outpatients who continue to pursue treatment of their underlying disease or whether outpatient palliative medicine consultation teams improve clinical outcomes. METHODS: We conducted a…

OBJECTIVE: To examine whether continuity of care with an individual health care provider is associated with the number of hospital emergency department (ED) visits in a statewide Medicaid population. DESIGN: A cross-sectional study based on a 100%…