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Making the Case for Palliative Care: Demonstrating Value through Measurement


Lynn Spragens is founder and partner with Spragens & Gualtieri-Reed, a national consulting firm located in North Carolina that specializes in business planning for innovative programs in palliative care and geriatrics. Her personal goal is the development of programs that are well integrated into organizational strategy, meet business requirements, and serve the expanding market need for care to the severely ill and aging population. Ms. Spragens’ work includes more than 20 years as a consultant to the Center to Advance Palliative Care (CAPC). She serves as faculty for CAPC and is the author of many business tools and curriculum utilized by the organization. She has worked as a consultant for the design and implementation of numerous hospital, community, and health system palliative care programs.
Exploring the history and mechanics of relative value units (RVUs) to demystify and support constructive use.
Budget season and business planning are often stressful for palliative care leaders. Find practical guidance for planning forward during the pandemic.
Evaluating patient need, service requirements, and stakeholder priorities for the inpatient program.
Incorporating needs assessment and stakeholder priorities into design of a high-quality inpatient program.
Building a budget and a business plan for the inpatient program. Includes business planning tools.