Research into value-based care has been gaining momentum in its ability to demonstrate the benefits of palliative care delivery. Research has been an important part of transformational development in health care, providing evidence around the systematic policy changes needed to improve access, according to Bridget Doherty, director of access and policy research at Johnson & […]
Global Partners in Care (GPIC) and Elea Institute have formed a partnership designed to extend access to palliative care services worldwide. The two organizations are currently working to convene teams of experts to meet in Dublin, Ireland, later this year. These experts will design a tangible framework for addressing barriers to palliative care access globally, […]
The seed for Texas-based Pallicare was planted at a chance meeting at a 2021 conference between Jonathan Fluhart, a management professional with a background in aerospace, technology, and hospice industries, and nurse practitioner Tiffany Hughes. Hughes outlined to Fluhart her industry’s need for home-based palliative care, and after a number of communications, the two agreed […]
Indiana-based Center for Hospice Care (CHC) has revamped its respiratory care program for patients with lung disease after a temporary pause during the pandemic. Dubbed as BreatheEazy, the respiratory program began in 2011 and relaunched in 2024. The program has yielded less than 1% of rehospitalizations among lung disease patients since last year. Having specialized […]
Potential is mounting for deeper integration of palliative care delivery across the continuum, with some health care settings better poised than others for evolving opportunities. Palliative providers need more avenues to reach seriously ill patients with unmet physical, emotional and psychosocial needs, particularly those in rural areas across the country, said Shelby Moore, executive director […]
Navigating the nuanced differences of adult versus pediatric palliative care delivery can be a challenging feat for seriously ill youths as they age and transition between these two realms. Pediatric patients often experience burdensome care transitions as they reach adulthood, according to Dr. Daniel Karlin, associate clinical professor University of California, Los Angeles’ (UCLA) David […]
A key component of palliative care is understanding that chronic conditions may not be cured, but rather need to be managed, sometimes for many years. Pharmacological drugs have their limitations — and they have side effects. They’re not effective in a lot of conditions, especially toward the end of life or in chronic illness care, […]
The future of palliative care payment is reaching an uncertain, but potentially promising time in the Medicare landscape. Trends that have taken shape in the value-based insurance design (VBID) demonstration and other payment models may be among the driving forces. Though unlikely to take shape anytime soon, the potential for a palliative care carve-out in […]
A team of researchers has developed a standardized goals-of-care note to document patient wishes in the electronic medical record. Many patients do not experience goals-of-care conversations in a timely manner. But even among those who have, their wishes can get lost if they are not documented. The standardized note created by a research team from […]
A new partnership between Humana Inc. (NYSE: HUM) and Thyme Care promises to expand access to palliative care among the oncology care company’s patient population. The value-based agreement contracts Thyme Care with Humana Medicare Advantage plans, giving them access to their beneficiaries. Humana Medicare Advantage members who are eligible for the program in Michigan, New […]
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