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1 to 2 of 2 Research Studies DisplayedKamal AH, Harrison KL, Bakitas M
Improving the quality of palliative care through national and regional collaboration efforts.
The purpose of this paper was to review examples of quality-improvement collaborations in palliative care to understand the similarities, differences, and future directions of quality measurement and improvement strategies. These three examples showed areas of robust and growing quality-improvement collaboration in the field of palliative care: the Global Palliative Care Quality Alliance; Palliative Care Quality Network; and Project Educate, Nurture, Advise, Before Life Ends.
AHRQ-funded; HS023681.
Citation: Kamal AH, Harrison KL, Bakitas M .
Improving the quality of palliative care through national and regional collaboration efforts.
Cancer Control 2015 Oct;22(4):396-402. doi: 10.1177/107327481502200405.
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Keywords: Healthcare Delivery, Palliative Care, Quality of Care, Quality Improvement
Kamal AH, Hanson LC, Casarett DJ
The quality imperative for palliative care.
This article discusses moving beyond demonstrating what palliative care is to focusing on the quality of how it is accomplished. This effort includes developing standardized methods to collect data without adding additional burden, comparing and sharing experiences to promote discipline-wide quality assessment and improvement initiatives, and demonstrating intentions for quality improvement on the clinical frontline.
AHRQ-funded; HS022763.
Citation: Kamal AH, Hanson LC, Casarett DJ .
The quality imperative for palliative care.
J Pain Symptom Manage 2015 Feb;49(2):243-53. doi: 10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2014.06.008.
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Keywords: Palliative Care, Quality Improvement, Quality of Care, Healthcare Delivery