Ensuring high-quality palliative care services and measuring program impact to demonstrate value.

4 Ways You Can Take Action with CAPC’s New Serious Illness Scorecard

The landscape of care for people living with serious illness has changed. New Scorecard and state reports assess nationwide capabilities and support action among palliative care champions.

Palliative Care in the Safety Net: Advice on Ensuring Access, Quality, and Stability

Creative and practical strategies for operating palliative care programs in the health care safety net.

Ten Tips Palliative Care Clinicians Should Know About Leveraging the EHR for Data Collection and Quality Improvement

Article provides practical guidance for quality improvement and measurement using the electronic health record.

Everything You Always Wanted to Know about RVUs But Were Afraid to Ask

Exploring the history and mechanics of relative value units (RVUs) to demystify and support constructive use.

Leaders Across the Country Share Their Health Equity Interventions

Interventions developed to improve care for Black people living with serious illness⁠—and how the palliative care field can leverage this work.

Palliative Care Leadership During the Pandemic: Results from a Recent Survey

Here's what 150 palliative care program leaders had to say about leading their teams through a pandemic.

Track Policies in Your State with the Palliative Care Policy GPS

A new searchable database tracks individual state policies on palliative care, encouraging innovative policymaking on palliative care issues.

How to Demonstrate Your Palliative Care Program's Value Through a Palliative Care Registry

A program leader shares how her team uses national palliative care registry data to demonstrate program value to key stakeholders.

A Roadmap for Workforce Training to Meet the Needs of Patients with Serious Illness

CAPC’s new clinical training recommendations provide a roadmap, equipping clinicians and organizations with needed knowledge and skills.

How to Reduce Risk for Older Adults with Age-Friendly Care

Breaking down five myths that may come into play for geriatric patients, and how clinicians can refocus on the realities for the best possible care.

Utilizing Administrative Support to their Highest Potential

How administrative staff can support a busy palliative care team on a day-to-day basis, and relieve stress.

The Case for Better Behavioral Health Integration in Serious Illness Care Settings

Plus, practical steps that palliative care teams can take in order to implement a behavioral health model on the organizational level.

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