New Studies Guide When to Have End-of-Life Care Conversations

(Via Hospice News) Researchers recently found that “trigger systems” signaling when a patient may need palliative care can boost utilization of those services, as well as advance care planning and hospice admissions.

The American Journal of Managed Care recently examined the impacts of two studies published in the Journal of Clinical Oncology that explored ways to help providers recognize when to have goals-of-care conversations with their patients, as well as when they may need palliative care.

Both studies found that establishing standardized parameters helped providers identify patients’ needs earlier in their health trajectories. Continue reading…