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Palliative & End-of-Life Care

Palliative & End-of-Life Care
Provides specialized support aimed at optimizing quality of life for patients with advanced or incurable cancer. While both palliative and end-of-life care address patient comfort, each serves distinct functions within the care continuum.

Research Reports
Factors Associated With Poor Outcomes in Patients who Receive Cancer Directed Therapy at the End of Life
02/15/2022
Megan Wall, MS; Ila M. Saunders, PharmD, BCOP; Janine Martino, PharmD, BCOP, APh; Alison Wall, MS; Shanna Block, PharmD, BCOP; Rabia S. Atayee, PharmD, BCPS; Katherine Medley, PharmD; Yasmine Anouty, PharmD; Carolyn Mulroney, MD
Yasmine Anouty, PharmD, and colleagues discern factors that may be associated with poor outcomes in adult patients who received intravenous cancer-directed therapy in the last 30 days of life.
Yasmine Anouty, PharmD, and colleagues discern factors that may be associated with poor outcomes in adult patients who received intravenous cancer-directed therapy in the last 30 days of life.
Yasmine Anouty, PharmD, and...
02/15/2022
Journal of Clinical Pathways
Pharma Insights
Value Transformation: Observations on the Third Annual Evaluation Report of the Oncology Care Model
09/18/2020
Maureen Hennessey, PhD, CPCC, CPHQ; Larry Blandford, PharmD
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announced its third annual evaluation report of the Oncology Care Model (OCM) in July 2020, covering performance periods 1-3 activities and results. In March...
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announced its third annual evaluation report of the Oncology Care Model (OCM) in July 2020, covering performance periods 1-3 activities and results. In March...
The...
09/18/2020
Journal of Clinical Pathways
Perspectives
Integrating Palliative Care Into the Oncology Care Model via Clinical Pathways
11/18/2019
Joshua M. Liao, MD, MSc, FACP; Nikita V. Baclig, MD, MPH
Abstract: Participants in the Oncology Care Model (OCM) have both the opportunity and need to drive performance by building upon strong historical foundations in oncology clinical pathways and by promoting outcomes...
Abstract: Participants in the Oncology Care Model (OCM) have both the opportunity and need to drive performance by building upon strong historical foundations in oncology clinical pathways and by promoting outcomes...
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11/18/2019
Journal of Clinical Pathways
Research in Review
Underuse of Hospice Care for Blood Cancers Linked to Inadequate Services
06/14/2017
Hematologic oncologists are hesitant to refer patients to hospice care due to their views of inadequate services offered there, according to study results published in Cancer (published online May 22, 2017;...
Hematologic oncologists are hesitant to refer patients to hospice care due to their views of inadequate services offered there, according to study results published in Cancer (published online May 22, 2017;...
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06/14/2017
Journal of Clinical Pathways
Research in Review
Aggressive Care Associated With Poorer Outcomes for Patients With NSCLC at End of Life
06/14/2017
Aggressive care in the last month of life for patients with non–small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) is associated with lower family evaluations of end-of-life care. Patients with advanced NSCLC who are nearing...
Aggressive care in the last month of life for patients with non–small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) is associated with lower family evaluations of end-of-life care. Patients with advanced NSCLC who are nearing...
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06/14/2017
Journal of Clinical Pathways
Interview
Palliative Care Claims Its Place in Oncology Practice
05/12/2017
Proper care choices for patients with advanced cancers remains an open question in the oncology community. Despite limited life expectancies, patients whose diseases have reached advanced states often continue to...
Proper care choices for patients with advanced cancers remains an open question in the oncology community. Despite limited life expectancies, patients whose diseases have reached advanced states often continue to...
...
05/12/2017
Journal of Clinical Pathways
Research in Review
Utilization of Hospice Services Vary by Individual Physician, Disease Type
03/15/2017
Hospice referral for patients with advanced cancer continues to vary significantly by individual physician and treatment department, according to research published in Journal of Oncology Practice (published online...
Hospice referral for patients with advanced cancer continues to vary significantly by individual physician and treatment department, according to research published in Journal of Oncology Practice (published online...
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03/15/2017
Journal of Clinical Pathways
Interview
Using Emotion to Guide Palliative Treatment
02/13/2017
Many health care providers and patient advocates have worked diligently to alter the perception of palliative care from something that occurs strictly at the end of life to an ongoing course of action for symptom...
Many health care providers and patient advocates have worked diligently to alter the perception of palliative care from something that occurs strictly at the end of life to an ongoing course of action for symptom...
Many...
02/13/2017
Journal of Clinical Pathways
Research in Review
High-Intensity End-of-Life Care Common Among Pediatric Cancer Patients
12/13/2016
Children with cancer frequently receive high-intensity end-of-life care, despite advances in palliative medicine, according to the results of a retrospective study published in Journal of Clinical...
Children with cancer frequently receive high-intensity end-of-life care, despite advances in palliative medicine, according to the results of a retrospective study published in Journal of Clinical...
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12/13/2016
Journal of Clinical Pathways
Research Reports
Associations Between Pre- and Post-Cancer Depression Diagnoses and End-of-Life Cancer Care Intensity
09/06/2016
Becca R. Levy, PhD; Cary P. Gross, MD; Kathy Doan, MPH; Shi-Yi Wang, MD, PhD
Abstract: Literature suggests that depression has adverse effects on health outcomes among patients with cancer. However, the associations between depression and end-of-life (EOL) cancer care are inconclusive. In...
Abstract: Literature suggests that depression has adverse effects on health outcomes among patients with cancer. However, the associations between depression and end-of-life (EOL) cancer care are inconclusive. In...
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09/06/2016
Journal of Clinical Pathways
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