Though the numbers are still relatively low, spending on early palliative care rose between 2010 and 2019 for patients with advanced cancers, a recent study found. Researchers from the Emory University School of Medicine in Atlanta examined early palliative care billing based on diagnosis codes or hospice and palliative medicine (HPM) specialty codes on outpatient […]
Emory University School of Medicine
Research trends can help hospice providers improve their understanding around the impacts of their services and where quality gaps may exist. This article details recent key research findings on hospice care, including the effects of telehealth utilization among terminally ill pediatric patients, along with barriers to improved goal-concordant end-of-life care in Asia, Canada and Europe. […]