Center to Advance Palliative Care

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Palliative Care Tools, Training & Technical Assistance

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National Palliative Care Registry™

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Top Tools Toolkit™
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Policies and Tools: Crosswalk of NQF Practices

Improving Palliative Care in Nursing Homes

New York State Health Foundation Grant

New York State hospitals are eligible for this grant. Learn More

Health Reform and Palliative Care

FDA Threatens Opioids

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CAPC National Seminar

Building New Paradigms in Palliative Care
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October 21-23, 2010
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Incorporating Palliative Care Services into Long Term Care Settings
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CAPCconnect™ Forum
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State-by-State Report Card on Access to Palliative Care

A State-by-State Report Card on Access to Palliative Care

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Top News

FDA Announces the Approval of Morphine Sulfate Oral Solution for Relief of Acute and Chronic Pain

Medicare Eliminates Consultation Codes

CMS Adds New Physician Specialty Code for Hospice and Palliative Care

Cost Savings Associated With US Hospital Palliative Care Consultation Programs

Access Useful Resources

Making the Case During a Financial Crisis

A National Framework and Preferred Practices for Palliative and Hospice Care Quality

National Consensus Project Clinical Practice Guidlines, 2nd Edition

Navigating Palliative Care: Positioning Hospice for the 21st Century

CAPC Consensus Recommendations in JPM:
Clinical Care and Customer Satisfaction Metrics
Inpatient Unit Operational Metrics
Palliative Care Consultation Service Metrics
Key Operational Features for Hospital Palliative Care Programs

Palliative Care News

The Center to Advance Palliative Care (CAPC) provides health care professionals with the tools, training and technical assistance necessary to start and sustain successful palliative care programs in hospitals and other health care settings. Located at Mount Sinai School of Medicine in New York City, CAPC is a national organization dedicated to increasing the availability of quality palliative care services for people facing serious, complex illness. CAPC is supported by Archstone Foundation, The Atlantic Philanthropies, Brookdale Foundation, The Donaghue Foundation, The John A. Hartford Foundation, the Mill Park Foundation, New York State Health Foundation, The Olive Branch Fund, the Partnership for Palliative Care, Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, United Hospital Fund, and The Y.C. Ho/Helen and Michael Chiang Foundation. Direction and technical assistance are provided by Mount Sinai School of Medicine.