Palliative care should follow care coordination and quality improvement processes called for by the Affordable Care Act, according to updated guidelines from the National Consensus Project for Quality ...

For patients with advanced cancer, palliative care should start early and be an integral part of treatment, not just something added on near the end of life, according to a new practice guideline from ...

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Palliative care and its definition have continued to evolve during the past 20 years. In 1990, the World Health Organization established one of the first widely used definitions: “the active, total ...

While the palliative care field continues to grow, hospitals are urged to follow updated clinical practice guidelines from the National Consensus Project for Palliative Care (NCP) to improve ...

Not enough patients are able to access palliative care at the end of their lives because there aren't enough providers offering it to meet their needs. So, the National Coalition for Hospice and ...

The latest edition of the National Consensus Project's (NCP's) Clinical Practice Guidelines for Quality Palliative Care has just been released. The guidelines emphasize the importance of ...

This clinical insights article is derived from recommendations in Palliative Care for Patients with Cancer: ASCO Guideline. This document is based on an ASCO Guideline and is not intended to ...

During this Insights interview with Genevieve Kumapley, PharmD, BCOP, on the Use of Oral Oncolytics in Palliative Care, part of the Oncology Stakeholders Summit, Spring 2015 series, Dr Kumapley ...

LISBON, Portugal — The European Academy of Neurology has developed a new guideline on the palliative care of patients with multiple sclerosis (MS). Increasingly, palliative care is becoming a topic of ...

Revised palliative care guidelines enhance local body services, ensuring comprehensive support for all patients across urban and rural areas.