4 barriers to goals of care discussions between physicians, patients and families Working with seriously ill hospitalized patients and their families to discuss goals of care can be a very difficult ...

As noted in the first article in this series, traditional value-based (VBC) care models are largely focused on economic incentives to healthcare providers and facilities. Many VBC organizations lack ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . More documentation of conversations about goals-of-care occurred when clinicians had the Jumpstart Guide. The ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Patients and caregivers prioritized symptom management over life extension. Goals of care did not change as ...

With these strategies, Altais is creating a blueprint for the future—one where healthcare is efficient, compassionate, and accessible to all. The Fast Company Executive Board is a private, fee-based ...

Conducting goals of care conversations (GOCC) with specialty palliative consults (SPC) was associated with lower cost-related outcomes for both patients and hospitals, according to a September study ...

Just 29% of patients listed a treatment-response goal among their top personal goals. The goals of people with advanced lung cancer undergoing first-line therapy tend to be focused on relationships ...

A significant discordance exists between patient preferences and received care in advanced cancer, with 37% receiving life-extending treatment despite preferring comfort-focused care. No survival ...

It is important that a healthcare team is aware of and understands a patient's goals of care, both medical and personal. But that information, if documented, typically is not placed in a standardized ...

Patient and staff safety goals are top of mind for many nurse leaders, with hospital-acquired infections and fall prevention being two of the most common measures leaders are tackling. In August, ...

Among seriously ill patients who preferred comfort care, those with cancer were nearly twice as likely as those with other diseases to report receiving life-extending care instead, according to a new ...