Palliative Care Referrals

The Journal of the American Medical Association recently published an article written by Joan Teno, MD, a professor of community health and medicine at the Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University, and Stephen Connor, PhD, consultant for research and international development at National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization (NHPCO) titled "Referring a Patient and Family to High-Quality Palliative Care at the Close of Life." The article is meant to aid physicians and families making end-of-life care decisions. The authors discuss hospice and palliative care options. There are more than1,400 hospital-based palliative care programs and 4,700 hospice programs across the U.S. Learn more from this NHPCO press release.