Strong educational partnerships can lead to more equitable exposure to hospice and palliative care delivery across an increasingly diverse population of medical students. Many students lack exposure to hospice and palliative care throughout the course of their medical training, an issue compounded among underrepresented minority groups. The trend has exacerbated disparities among underserved populations who […]
More hospitalized patients can receive earlier palliative care if a provider programs automated orders into the electronic medical record (EMR). By using this process, researchers at Penn Medicine increased palliative care consultation rates in the hospital to 43.9%, up from 16.6%, according to a study published today in JAMA. This method also reduced the time […]
Wide variation exists in the ways palliative care is delivered, but Penn Medicine is launching an extensive research project to determine best practices in the hospital setting. A central question in the controlled randomized trial is whether patients would benefit more from expanded access to specialty palliative care versus care from generalists who receive a […]
Delaware-based Bayhealth recently opened a new outpatient palliative care location to address the increasing need for those services within its service regions. The new Bayhealth Palliative Care office is located in Dover, Del. The new center moved from a previous location in the city and will operate with an expanded clinical team. One clinician and […]
Predictive analytics systems are gaining ground in the hospice and palliative care fields as a means to identify patients in need of service earlier in the course of their illness. Providers and payers are increasingly using these systems to build their census and ensure that patients and families receive the right care at the right […]
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