Background: Early integration of palliative care into the management of patients with serious
disease has the potential to both improve quality of life of patients and families and reduce …

Background: In the context of limited resources, evidence on costs and cost-effectiveness of
alternative methods of delivering health-care services is increasingly important to facilitate …

Objective: We conducted a systematic review to answer three questions: 1) Do advance care
planning and palliative care interventions lead to a reduction in ICU admissions for adult …

Background: Palliative care has emerged as care that specifically aims to address gaps
inherent in disease-centered approaches in order to enhance care quality in serious illness …

Untitled Page 1 Page 2 Page 3 WHO Library Cataloguing-in-Publication Data Planning and
implementing palliative care services: a guide for programme managers. 1. Palliative care …

Answer questions and earn CME/CNE Scientific advances in novel cancer therapeutics
have led to remarkable changes in oncology practice and longer lives for patients …

Importance The delivery of palliative care is not standard of care within most emergency
departments (EDs). Objective To compare quality of life, depression, health care utilization …

Background Hospital palliative care consultation teams have been shown to improve care
for adults with serious illness. This study examined the effect of palliative care teams on …

Patients facing serious or life-threatening illnesses account for a disproportionately large
share of Medicaid spending. We examined 2004–07 data to determine the effect on hospital …

Context: A small proportion of patients with serious illness or multiple chronic conditions
account for the majority of health care spending. Despite the high cost, evidence …