Background: Physician home visits are associated with better health outcomes, yet most
patients near the end of life never receive such a visit. Our objectives were to describe the …

Background: It is unknown how much of current physician home visit volume is driven by low-
complexity or low-continuity visits. Our objectives were to measure physician home visit …

Context Home visits have become increasingly uncommon although evidence suggests they
improve healthcare quality and reduce overall expenditures. This study identifies the primary …

BACKGROUND Home‐based primary care has been associated with reductions in hospital
use among homebound older adults, but population‐based studies on the general home …

Background The Japanese government is promoting physician‐led home visits as well as
end‐of‐life care at home. However, the proportion of deaths occurring at home has …

Background: Robust and integrated primary care and home care are core components of
effective chronic disease management in the community. We described the primary care and …

Objectives: Home visits have been shown to improve quality of care and lower medical costs
for complex elderly patients. We investigated trends in physician home visits and domiciliary …

Background With a growing trend for those with advanced cancer to die at home, there is a
corresponding increase in need for primary medical care in that setting. Yet those with lower …

Background While most individuals wish to die at home, the reality is that most will die in
hospital. Aim To determine whether receiving a physician home visit near the end-of-life is …

Objectives Physicians and nurse practitioners (NPs) play critical roles in supporting
palliative and end-of-life care in the community. We examined healthcare outcomes among …