Most seriously ill Americans live at home under the care of their primary physician and with
the support of family caregivers. To reduce costs while simultaneously improving the quality …

Purpose: The purpose of this pilot project was to integrate palliative care principles and
practices into the day-to-day operations of a Medicaid managed care provider. This was …

Background: A large tertiary hospital in central Georgia has found a novel approach to
hospital palliative care. Approach: It is unique in that the approach has a strong counseling …

Patients with advanced diseases, both cancer and noncancer, experience high symptom
prevalence and psychosocial distress. Multiple unmet needs in the physical, psychosocial …

IN THE CURRENT NATIONAL BOOM for hospital-based palliative care programs, the
consultation service is the most common model. Inpatient beds, especially on a dedicated or …

As part of a Veterans Health Administration (VA) commitment to improve end-of-life care the
VA Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System (GLA) implemented Pathways of Caring, a 3 …

The need to improve health care for Americans as they approach the end of their lives has
gained increased attention during the past decade. The imminent influx of “baby boomers” …

Background: In 1999 the Wisconsin Coalition to Improve Palliative Care (WCIPC) conducted
a palliative care needs assessment of health care institutions throughout the state of …

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 …

This article describes a pilot model to increase palliative care (PC) knowledge and
collaboration among providers and to systematically identify chronic multimorbid home care …