Palliative care is an approach focused on improving the quality of life of those with serious illnesses. Learn the palliative ...

Medical care often falls into two umbrella categories: curative and illness management. Palliative care belongs to the second category because it focuses on improving the quality of life for those ...

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 ...

Patients in their final weeks or months of life can turn to hospice care to manage their transition. But until then, patients have another option to help them live with serious illnesses. KERA’s Sam ...

INDIANAPOLIS – 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 ...

High–Temporal/High–Spatial Resolution Breast Magnetic Resonance Imaging Improves Diagnostic Accuracy Compared With Standard Breast Magnetic Resonance Imaging in ...

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 ...

The health system's Whole Person Care Collaborative provides the infrastructure to support the needs of cancer patients beyond treatment of their illness.