The Forces Driving, Impeding Access to Pediatric Palliative Care

Reimbursement pressures, workforce strains and lagging awareness represent pain points preventing greater utilization of palliative care. These factors can weigh even heavier on access and quality of life for seriously ill children and their families in need of these services. The road to pediatric palliative care can be filled with many barriers for patients and […]

RWJBarnabas Health Expands Pediatric Palliative Care Services

New Jersey-based RWJBarnabas Health has expanded its pediatric palliative care program at the health system’s Children’s Specialized Hospital (CSH). The move will increase outpatient and inpatient pediatric palliative care services at the hospital, as well as across the health system’s footprint. CSH is launching an outpatient component of the pediatric palliative program this spring at […]

New Studies Guide When to Have End-of-Life Care Conversations

Researchers recently found that “trigger systems” signaling when a patient may need palliative care can boost utilization of those services, as well as advance care planning and hospice admissions. The American Journal of Managed Care recently examined the impacts of two studies published in the Journal of Clinical Oncology that explored ways to help providers […]