[UPDATED] What Palliative Providers Need to Know About Organ Procurement

Program integrity challenges in the organ procurement and transplant space have led to national legislative reform. Palliative care providers are seeking to help families understand and address these issues to ensure goal-concordant care delivery. Palliative care patients and their families navigate a host of legal, medical and logistical considerations when navigating complex organ donation and […]

‘Detrimental, Unnecessary Chaos’ Looms as Hospice Telehealth Waivers Expire

Some of the temporary telehealth flexibilities implemented during the pandemic will soon expire while others have been recently extended. These evolving regulations have hospices concerned that a lack of virtual access to their services could have significant impacts on quality and health disparities. Temporary telehealth flexibilities granted during the pandemic have opened up discussions around […]

2 Ketamine Palliative Care Projects Explore Interdisciplinary Collaboration

Two ketamine-assisted therapy projects are examining ways to develop training and collaboration models for utilization among palliative care patient populations. A growing body of research is uncovering the potential benefits of ketamine therapies to help with symptom management. But greater understanding of the drug and its impacts is needed to help palliative care providers and […]

Palliative Providers Navigate Potential ‘Disastrous’ Impacts Amid Telehealth Uncertainties

Telehealth’s value proposition is building in the palliative care realm as regulators mull policies around future utilization, leaving providers to navigate uncertain and potentially difficult challenges among patients. Telehealth has been among the drivers of greater access to palliative care and improved quality among seriously ill patient populations, according to Dr. Michael Fratkin a palliative […]