PANEL DIS ISCUSSION: Models of Delivery of Palliative Care Matthew M. Wilson, MD Lauren G. Michalakes, MD Stephen T. Rust, MD, FASHPM Andrew A. Hertler, MD, FACP - Moderator October 19, 2019 New Century Health / powering the new era of specialty care
Palliative care can enhance quality of oncology care and curb growing costs High savings opportunity with palliative care Successful end-of-life management strategies ❑ Palliative care helps reduces hospital admission rates 1. Palliative care referrals and facilitates the movement of patients from high- cost settings like hospitals to lower-cost settings such Physician as home health 2. Patient education (10.8%) Part B Drugs ❑ Palliative care can improve survival 3. Provider engagement (33.4%) ❑ Palliative care can improve QOL ❑ Several studies have found that palliative care can save upwards of $6,000 to $8,000 per cancer patient Inpatient ❑ One study estimated that if palliative care enrollment (16.7%) rate increased annually by 2% over a 5-year period, it ✓ Improved end-of-life transitions would save roughly $2.7B – a 5% annual increase over ✓ Quality improvement 5 years would result in $6.8B in savings Source: Institute for Clinical and Economic Review, 2016 New Century Health / powering the new era of specialty care
What are the challenges to providing PC services to oncology patients in the Hospital Outpatient Setting? What are the challenges to providing PC QUESTIONS services to oncology patients in the Community Practice setting? FOR OUR PANELISTS: Discuss the challenges to providing PC services to oncology patients in rural settings. Discuss the economic challenges to proving PC services to oncology patients as well as possible solutions. New Century Health / powering the new era of specialty care
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