Healthcare administrators constantly aim to deliver genuine value-based care. We talk about reducing unnecessary hospitalizations and delivering treatment ...

McMaster University provides funding as a founding partner of The Conversation CA. McMaster University provides funding as a member of The Conversation CA-FR. In a medical system that seems to be ...

A senior emergency medical technician has been recognised for her efforts to improve palliative and end-of-life care. Deenah Elswaf, who is based in Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire, won the Excellence in ...

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WJAR) — A new unique partnership is already proving to be a difference-maker in a local emergency room. This is for patients with serious, chronic illnesses who are rushed to the ...

An end-of-life ED visit was inversely associated with time from palliative care referral to death per 1-month increase (OR, 0.84; 95% CI, 0.80 to 0.89; P .001). A substantial proportion of patients ...

A new national initiative, IPAL-EM (Improving Palliative Care in Emergency Medicine) will integrate and increase the use of palliative care when seriously ill patients are admitted to the emergency ...

Annex 4: WHO Model guidelines for the in... Annex 4: WHO Model guidelines for the international provision of controlled medicines for emergency medical care This is the metadata section. Skip to ...

When someone has a condition that is difficult or impossible to cure, treatment often focuses on relieving the symptoms and improving the person’s quality of life. This vital form of care is called ...

In a medical system that seems to be under constant bombardment — economic, pandemic, demographic — it’s refreshing to see solid evidence to support a new idea that improves care while saving valuable ...