… Palliative care focuses on relief of suffering, psychosocial … laden discussions about palliative
care with seriously ill … response before discussing specific clinical decisions. Physicians can …

Background Improving palliative care (PC) is demanding due to the increase in people with
PC needs over the next few years. An early identification of PC needs is fundamental in the …

… clinical decision support (CDS) to assist providers in identifying patients most likely to
benefit from primary palliative care and provide point-of-care clinical … , treatment, care-coordination, …

… improved physicianpatient communication in palliative care. This hypothesis must … clinical
decisions in palliative care among healthcare professionals with experience in palliative care. …

… palliative care patients may use to participate in decisions may … in decisions about their
care. Participation is not highlighted in the definition of palliative care accepted by Palliative Care …

… of properties of the decision-maker have the potential to influence the decision process, and
relate … This paper reports the results of a qualitative study that explored the clinical decision …

… that forecast the last 72 hours of life, by asking clinicians what information they use to
predict the last days of life and by studying subconscious clinical decision-making processes. …

… decision,11 using routine data to model the biology of dying,12 using prognostic methods
at a short timescale13 and using qualitative methods to explore decision … of clinical decision-…

… How can a busy internist address these problems in a manner that achieves consensus
among decision makers? This case study illustrates an approach to developing palliative care …

… In this section, we review special concerns that arise in palliative care and decision-making
issues specific to various diseases and sites of care common at the end of life. …