Hospice & Palliative Medicine
Opinion
New developments and barriers to palliative care
The need for palliative care in the United States is projected to grow significantly in the next decades.
News
Value of palliative care shines clearly in a crisis
Hospitalists have played key roles in clarifying and redefining the new role for palliative care during the pandemic.
News
With life in the balance, a pediatric palliative care program expands its work to adults
“It brings up feelings like I had after 9/11 – a unified approach to surviving this as people, as a community, the idea that ‘we will get through...
News
Survey: Palliative care blocked by many barriers in end-stage liver disease
Formal palliative care training was lacking among the physicians surveyed.
News
Don’t delay palliative care for IPF patients
The sharp decline in quality of life in IPF patients is similar to that seen in lung cancer patients, in contrast to the more gradual trend seen...
Law & Medicine
Hospice liability
New hospice care cases highlight the dangers of malpractice and Medicare fraud.
Clinical Review
Advance Care Planning: Making It Easier for Patients (and You)
Helpful resources, many of them online, are available to facilitate the process. And this time-intensive service is now billable under 2 CPT codes...
PURLs
Finally, a Way to Relieve Cancer-related Fatigue
Commentary
Who Decides What Comes Next?
If you were incapacitated, do you have plans in place for what level of care you would want? Marie-Eileen Onieal encourages clinicians to discuss...