The ENABLE trial, conducted in rural regions of Vermont and New Hampshire, reports a positive impact on the 1-year survival of advanced cancer patients. A parallel study, ENABLE III, reported benefits ...

A Palliative Performance Status (PPS) of 50% or lower at admission to SAD-CP indicated moderate to significant functional decline, confirming the critical role of nursing care in the home-based ...

Outpatient palliative care through Mercy Hospital is now operating on a for-profit basis under new CommonSpirit Health at ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Patients using stepped palliative care model had fewer mean visits by week 24. Those who received stepped care ...

Findings from a large-scale clinical trial testing a new palliative care model have shown to be lower cost, viewed positively by patients and their carers while showing no difference in ...

Hawaii Care Choices has expanded of its Kupu Palliative Care Program into North Hawaii, “increasing access to compassionate, patient-centered care for individuals living with serious illness and the ...

For too long, many have talked about the need for community-based palliative care programs as both a precursor to hospice care and even as a stand-alone service. Sure, some have given it a go, but for ...

For loved ones with advanced illness such as cancer or heart disease or with severe symptoms from a chronic illness, especially in the last year or so of life, what we desperately want is for them to ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . In this video, Christine McMahon, MD, discusses the results of a randomized trial of a care model for patients ...

Findings from a large-scale clinical trial testing a new palliative care model have shown to be lower cost, viewed positively by patients and their carers while showing no difference in ...

Educational Collaboration Between Russian-Born US Physicians and Russian Oncology Trainees in Evidence-Based Medicine: The Higher School of Oncology After an initial assessment of the status of ...

Fee-for-service payment models have not been successful in the field of palliative care, where small practices seem to work better under flexible programs like per member per month, said Allison ...