Building the Business Plan for Community-Based Palliative Care

Last Reviewed: November 12, 2015

What You’ll Learn

Prepare a business plan for your program using the information collected from a needs assessment
Identify key elements of the budget for your community-based palliative care program
Describe variables that will impact the budget and business plan for your community-based program
Identify how partnerships will sustain the program
Organize compelling examples of value that provide justification for program funding

What You’ll Earn

Only CAPC members who are logged in can earn the following free Continuing Education Credits:

Case Management: 1.00 CE
Medicine: 1.00 CME
Nursing: 1.00 CNE

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Tools & Resources

Financial Analysis and Budgeting Tool for Community-Based Palliative Care

MEMBERS ONLY

Last Updated: March 22, 2021

Customizable workbook for community-based programs to create an operating budget and key financial stats. Each sheet can also be used individually. Center to Advance Palliative Care, 2021.

Financial Analysis and Budgeting Tool: Companion Guide

MEMBERS ONLY

Last Updated: March 22, 2021

Qualitative explanation of how to use the Financial Analysis and Budgeting Tool, with suggestions for improving cost-efficiency.

Payment Glossary

Last Updated: March 5, 2019

Defines key terms in payment vocabulary. Center to Advance Palliative Care, 2017.

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Payment Quick Tips: Value-Based Payment Introduction

MEMBERS ONLY

Last Updated: February 10, 2020

Introduction to value-based payment and its implications for palliative care. Center to Advance Palliative Care, 2019.

Virtual Office Hours

Last Updated: May 11, 2022

Small-group consulting calls with national subject matter experts.

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Course Directors

Diane E. Meier, MD, FACP, FAAHPM

Founder, Director Emerita and Strategic Medical Advisor, Center to Advance Palliative Care

Course Faculty

Lynn Hill Spragens, MBA. President and CEO Spragens & Associates, LLC.

Tom Gualtieri-Reid, MBA. Consultant, Spragens & Associates, LLC.

Peer Reviewers

Elizabeth Man, MD. Fellow, Geriatrics and Palliative Medicine, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai.

Contact information: For answers to frequently asked questions about CAPC courses, read the Online Course FAQ. For technical questions about course activity, email membership@capc.org. For questions about continuing education credits, contact 201-957-0077.