Palliative Care News (10/23/23) — Programs that integrate both palliative care and home-based primary care are proving effective at improving patients’ quality of life and reducing health care costs.
Combining and coordinating those two forms of care can also allow a palliative care provider to access patients sooner as well as offer a more comprehensive suite of services, according to Dr. Paul Chiang, medical director for Northwestern Medicine HomeCare Physicians (HCP) and senior medical and practice advisor for the Home-Centered Care Institute. Read more.