Prognoses and Preferences for Outcomes and Risks of Treatment), involving more than
4000 patients, documented “substantial shortcomings in care for seriously ill hospitalized …

Palliative care prioritizes symptom management and quality of life throughout the course of
serious illness. Regardless of whether care is inpatient or outpatient, primary or …

In 2014 the World Health Organization called for palliative care to be integrated as an
essential element of the health care continuum. Yet in 2017 US palliative care services are …

Striking gains in life expectancy—for example from an average of 50 years in 1900 to 78
years in the United States today—have transformed human experience across the globe …

Palliative care has been one of the most rapidly growing fields of health care in the United
States in the past decade. The benefits of palliative care have now been shown in multiple …

Leading medical authorities advocate for routine integration of palliative care for all major
causes of death in the United States. With rapid growth and acceptance, the field of palliative …

Background More than 90 million Americans live with at least 1 chronic illness, and 7 of 10
Americans die from chronic disease. 1 As this population grows, unmet needs for symptom …

With a focus on improving quality of life for patients, palliative care is a rapidly growing
medical subspecialty focusing on the care of patients with serious illness. Basic symptom …

PALLIATIVE CARE AND HOSPICE PROGRAMS have grown rapidly in recent years in
response to both growth in the population living with chronic, debilitating and life-threatening …

Purpose: The need for all providers to deliver basic palliative care has emerged as patients'
needs outstrip the capacity of specialty palliative care. Many patients with complex illnesses …