Palliative Care from the Top Down with Dr. Ira Byock

In this episode, we are joined by Ira Byock, MD, and Kevin Murphy, MD, MSW, of the Institute for Human Caring of Providence St. Joseph Health. They discuss bringing uniformity to all palliative care programs at their fifty-hospital health system. Additionally, they discuss making the business case for palliative care; the importance of educating all clinicians in palliative care skills; and creating a health system culture that stays true to its core values.