It is right and fitting that an article focused on palliative care appears in the inaugural issue of
the Journal of Hospital Medicine (JHM). 1 Both hospital medicine and palliative care are …

Most US citizens die in acute care hospitals, often in physical pain, without attention to
emotional and spiritual suffering. This represents an ethical failure of our current health-care …

In the inaugural issue of the Journal of Hospital Medicine, Diane Meier made a strong case
for palliative care in hospitals1 and I advocated for a close partnership between hospital …

Palliative care is medical care focused on the relief of suffering and support for the best
possible quality of life for patients facing serious, life‐threatening illness and their families. It …

As the shift to value‐based payment accelerates, hospitals are under increasing pressure to
deliver high‐quality, efficient services. Palliative care approaches improve quality of life and …

IAM ASKED ON A DAILY BASIS,“What is palliative care?” This should be a fairly simple and
straightforward question to answer. It is what I do for a living. I am seldom confused about it …

Palliative care is interdisciplinary care aimed at improving quality of life and relieving
distress for patients and families living with serious illness. Expert symptom control; …

BACKGROUND Seriously ill patients frequently receive care in hospitals, and palliative care
is a core competency for hospitalists. We aimed to summarize and critique recent research …

Challenges in societal demographics, finances, and human suffering are pushing us
towards a new paradigm in health care delivery. The palliative care paradigm is a necessary …

The acute medical unit is a busy environment, and nowhere else in the acute hospital may
the contrast between providing life-saving treatment and care for a dying patient be so …