This reference guide is designed to help physicians and other referral sources use hospice in the treatment of terminally ill patients. Material was prepared with the help and input of hospice medical directors and physicians throughout Minnesota.
The production of this guide was made possible by a grant from the Allina Foundation as part of its Project DECIDE Program and in coordination with the University of Minnesota’s Center for Biomedical Ethics.
Project DECIDE (Discussion of Evolving Choices in Dying and Ethics) is a collaborative endeavor between the University of Minnesota’s Center for Biomedical Ethics and the Allina Foundation, through which a series of applied research partnerships are funded to explore problems in end-of-life care and resource allocation in a managed care context.
Funding for the production of this guide was also made possible by a grant from the Peter L. Buttenwieser Fund of the Tides Foundation, a national foundation dedicated to funding innovative efforts to bring hospice care to people living with AIDS.