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How to ‘Sell’ Palliative Care to Health System Partners

Hospice News

“The patient-centered approach aligns with a growing emphasis on patient experience and satisfaction in health care. Enhanced care coordination … supports improved patient outcomes, fewer duplicated services and reduced health care costs,” Davis said in an email. We’re not funded by hospice.

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The Intersections Between Hospice and Palliative Care

Hospice News

A headwind hospices often face in their growing palliative lines is a lack of awareness around the nature of these services among the general public and health professionals alike. Better understanding could foster improved care coordination between hospice and palliative care, helping providers to address unmet patient needs, he stated.