References General Hospice Guidelines National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization
Copyright 1996 Medical Guidelines for
Determining Prognosis in Selected Non-Cancer Diseases - 2nd Edition
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) Intermediary 2007 Local Coverage Determinations (LCD’s)
NYHA Functional Classification National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization
Copyright 1996 Medical Guidelines for Determining Prognosis in Selected Non- Cancer Diseases - 2nd Edition Palliative Performance Scale (PPS)
Anderson, Fern et al. (1996) Palliative Performance Scale (PPS) A New Tool, Journal of Palliative Care 12(1), 5-11 Karnofsky Performance Scale
National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization
Copyright 1996 Medical Guidelines for Determining Prognosis in Selected Non- Cancer Diseases - 2nd Edition Functional Assessment Staging (FAST) Scale
National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization
Copyright 1996 Medical Guidelines for Determining Prognosis in Selected Non- Cancer Diseases - 2nd Edition Body Mass Index Reference Chart
National Heart Lung and Blood Institute Website
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Website FLACC Pain Scale
A behavior pain assessment scale by S. Merkel and others, 1997, Pediatric Nurse 23(3), p.293-297 Pain Assessment in Advanced Dementia Scale
Warden V, Hurley AC, Volicer L. Development and psychometric evaluation of the pain assessment in advanced dementia (PAINAD) scale. J Am Med Dir Assoc. 2003;4:9-15. Useful Language for Hospice Discussions
David J. Casarett, MD, MA, and Timothy E. Quill, MD Annuals of Internal Medicine, March 2007, Volume 146, Issue 6, p.443-449