Compassionate care, measurable impact: Evaluation of embedded physician-led palliative care in a community oncology practice

Compassionate care, measurable impact: Evaluation of embedded physician-led palliative care in a community oncology practice
JCO Oncology Practice; by Haibei Liu, Jillian Hellmann, Jessica Heintz, Geoffrey Daniel Moorer, Karen Miller; 10/25
This analysis indicates that embedding palliative care physicians within a community oncology practice significantly increases hospice enrollment and LOS [length of stay] greater than 3 days. These findings support a cooperative care model as a practical strategy for integrating palliative care physicians into community-based oncology practices to improve patients’ EOL outcomes.