To improve access to care for serious illness, policy makers need evidence on how workforce capacity aligns with the need for palliative care. This study evaluated the palliative care workforce and po...

Beyond grief: Quantifying bereavement needs of rural family caregivers - Volume 23

Days in the community or “home time” is considered a patient-centered outcome measure reflecting clinical events impacting quality of life and patient preferences. However, it is also important to con...

PURPOSEIntegrating palliative care into oncology is essential, yet disparities in access and quality persist, particularly in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). The ASCO guidelines advocate for...

Family caregivers of patients with rehabilitation and chronic care needs are often instrumental in helping to minimize patient risks for safety and ot…

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Background It is important to determine the relative value of health innovations when allocating limited healthcare resources. Implementation strategies require and consume healthcare resources yet ar...

Nature Medicine - Why banning words in medical research is bad news for everyone

In today’s episode, Matt and Lauren discuss the new CMS GUIDE model for dementia care with Dr. Brystana Kaufman, MSPH, PhD – a health services researcher at the Duke-Margolis Institute for Health Poli...

Palliative care (PALC) is traditionally linked to end-of-life cancer care but also benefits advanced nononcological diseases.

Consistent with the approach taken by other alternative payment models, GUIDE frames the emergency department as a negative outcome to be avoided. In doing so, GUIDE ignores the reality on the ground ...

Background Rural family caregivers (FCGs) in the United States often experience high economic costs. This randomized controlled trial compared a transitional palliative care intervention (TPC) to su...

Family caregivers (FCGs) play a crucial role in care for people with serious illness, yet unpaid care is often overlooked in estimates of care recipie…

Background Palliative care improves the quality of life for people with life-limiting conditions, which are common among older adults. Despite the Veterans Health Administration (VA) outpatient pall...

This cross-sectional study examines how the use of Medicare and Medicaid services and spending by payer differ across need-based subgroups.