Palliative Care
Organization: Baylor Health Care System Supportive and Palliative Care Services, Dallas, TX. Innovation highlights were its ambulatory palliative care, supportive care focus, and system cultural transformation.
Organization: The Denver Hospice, Denver, CO. Innovation highlights were its strategic approach to the role of palliative care in health delivery, complex care management for the dual eligible, and strong partnerships in the community for care delivery, research and education.
Recent Achievements…
Two programs that expand the reach of palliative and end-of-life care will be honored with the 2017 Circle of Life Award: Celebrating Innovation in Palliative and End-of-Life Care, along with three programs awarded a Citation of Honor.
Does your organization have an innovative palliative and end-of-life care program? If so, consider applying for the 2018 Circle of Life Award.Since 1999, the “Circle of Life Award: Celebrating Innovation in End-of-Life Care” has honored shining examples of human compassion – care that helps people…
A health care crisis can be the worst possible time to make legal and medical decisions for yourself or for the care of a loved one.Yet, that is often the case when complex decisions about care have not been made ahead of time. The physical and emotional impact of accidents and acute illness can…
Three programs that expand the reach of palliative and end-of-life care will be honored with the 2016 Circle of Life Award": Celebrating Innovation in Palliative and End-of-Life Care, along with three programs awarded a Citation of Honor.
In 2012, CPI focused on approaches to managing life in the gap —the transition period between the first-curve and second-curve economic markets, specifically in advanced illness management (AIM).
Palliative care specializes in taking care of patients with serious illness and focuses on providing relief from symptoms, pain and stress in order to improve the quality of life for patients and their families.