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Defining Palliative Care Quality in Murky Regulatory Waters

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Capturing real-time quality data is an important part of effectively managing patients symptoms and needs, according to Dr. Monisha Pujari, medical director of Georgia-based Longleaf Hospice & Palliative Care. But palliative care providers largely lack a standardized way of measuring quality, she stated.

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How Palliative Care Can Better Support Transplant Patients’ Caregivers

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The trend represents significant unmet needs that some say palliative care providers are well-positioned to fill. These are just some of the areas that palliative care teams could help to improve. Palliative care providers are really poised to help improve quality of life for both the recipient and their caregiver.

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How Health System Palliative Providers Can Leverage Data to Gain More Resources

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Palliative care clinicians in health systems can apply research to lobby administrators for additional resources. Palliative care’s reputation grew during the pandemic, with more patients and health care organizations recognizing its benefits and value. and spiritual care providers during the pandemic. “The

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Improving Inclusive Palliative Care for Transgender Patients

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Palliative care delivery approaches that are not gender-inclusive can contribute to significant quality issues in caring for transgender populations. Ultimately, the negative impacts include a lack of access and quality of care for seriously ill transgender patients, Fried indicated.

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Earlier Palliative Care Yields Higher ROI

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The earlier a patient receives palliative care, the larger the return on investment, an analysis by the Pennsylvania-based health system WellSpan Health has found. Palliative care is often viewed as a cost center in health care, rather than a revenue generator. There was a 20% lower cost in one of the hospitals.

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Building a Clinic-Based Palliative Care Program

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Palliative care is often delivered in the hospital setting or in the home, but a number of organizations have set up clinics to deliver those services. While they offer an alternative to home-based services, they present their own unique benefits and challenges.

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VNS Health Develops AI Methodology for Palliative Care Patient Assessments

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Research by VNS Health has found that generative AI systems can help clinicians better assess and predict patients’ palliative care needs. VNS Health staff, with lead researcher Rutgers University Assistant Professor Elizabeth Luth, presented their findings at the recent International Nurse Informatics Conference. ”We