Leadership Skills for Nurses: A Tutorial

An In-Depth Look At Palliative Care And Its Services

Last Updated: January 15, 2015

Defining palliative care, which patients need it, how it is delivered, and how palliative care differs from hospice.

Introduction to Palliative Care in the Community

Last Updated: January 15, 2015

Defining community-based palliative care: which patients need it, how it is delivered, and how it differs from inpatient palliative care.

National Coalition for Hospice and Palliative Care

Last Updated: February 28, 2019

Home to the National Consensus Project for Quality Palliative Care, the Coalition was founded by the leading hospice and palliative care organizations to coordinate and collaborate on issues and activities of importance to the interdisciplinary hospice and palliative care field.

IOM 2014 Dying in America: Improving Quality and Honoring Individual Preferences Near the End of Life Report Brief

Last Updated: April 5, 2019

Building the Business Plan for Your Hospital Program

Last Updated: January 15, 2015

Building a budget and a business plan for the inpatient program. Includes business planning tools.

Building the Business Plan for Community-Based Palliative Care

Last Updated: November 12, 2015

Building a budget and a business plan for the community-based program. Includes business planning tools.

The Business Case for Palliative Care: Translating Research Into Program Development in the U.S.

Last Updated: April 16, 2019

Ten principles that form the basis of the palliative care business model. Journal of Pain and Symptom Management, 2015.

Palliative Care Ensures Value

Last Updated: February 3, 2019

One-page infographic to introduce your organization leaders, referrers, and health plans to the quality, satisfaction, and utilization improvements resulting from palliative care.

CAPC Payment Primer- What to Know about Payment for Palliative Care Delivery

Last Updated: March 5, 2019

This monograph covers the basics of Medicare, Medicaid, health plans and the alternative payment models that are taking hold in the U.S. The intent is to provide a solid introduction to health plans, payment concepts and key considerations as a foundation to support sustainable relationships with payers and other risk-bearing entities. Center to Advance Palliative Care, 2017.

Payment Glossary

Last Updated: March 5, 2019

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

Downloadable Tools for Making the Case

Last Updated: March 4, 2019

These downloadable tools can be used to make the case for palliative care investment with organization leaders, health plans, colleagues, and community partners.

Optimizing Billing Practices

Last Updated: March 4, 2019

Toolkit with billing and coding best practices for palliative care services delivered in the hospital or the community.

Financing a Palliative Care Program

Last Updated: March 4, 2019

Toolkit for building a business plan and budget, forming financial partnerships, and operating the program efficiently.

Patient Identification and Assessment

Last Updated: March 4, 2019

Toolkit for finding the right patients at the right time to address gaps in care.

Population Management and Palliative Care

Last Updated: March 4, 2019

Improving operations and training clinical staff to identify, stratify, and meet the needs of patients living with serious illness at the population level.

Dementia: Relieving Suffering for Patients and Families

Last Updated: January 31, 2017

Identifying and addressing the sources of suffering for patients and families living with dementia.

Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)

Last Updated: April 21, 2017

Assessing and addressing sources of suffering for people living with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and their caregivers.

Heart Failure

Last Updated: August 21, 2017

Interventions to reduce suffering along the disease trajectory for people living with congestive heart failure (CHF) and their families.

The American College of Surgeons Trauma Quality Improvement Program (ACS TQIP) Palliative Care Best Practices Guidelines

Last Updated: January 6, 2020

Guidance on palliative care integration with trauma care. American College of Surgeons, 2017.

Strategies for Maximizing the Health/Wellness of Palliative Care Teams

Last Updated: January 29, 2019

Monograph on processes that promote team health. Center to Advance Palliative Care, 2014.

Clarifying Goals of Care

Last Updated: January 15, 2015

Strategies for eliciting patient goals and preferences to inform treatment decisions.

Advance Care Planning Conversations

Last Updated: November 12, 2015

How to initiate and conduct conversations about advance care planning.

Improving Team Performance

Last Updated: January 15, 2015

Strategic planning for new or veteran programs, and a framework for identification of barriers to team efficiency and team health.

Consult Etiquette: Communicating with Referring Providers

Last Updated: November 12, 2015

Guidance for palliative care teams to build collaborative relationships with referrers.

National Consensus Project for Quality Palliative Care, 4th edition

Last Updated: January 29, 2019

The National Consensus Project (NCP) Clinical Practice Guidelines are the national standard for high quality palliative care. National Consensus Project for Quality Palliative Care, 2018.

The CAPC Guide to Building a Hospital Palliative Care Program

Last Updated: February 25, 2019

Comprehensive manual on hospital-based palliative care program design. Center to Advance Palliative Care, 2008.

Palliative Care in the Home: A Guide to Program Design (Purchase Link for Non-Members)

Last Updated: August 27, 2019

Essential reference for starting home-based palliative care, including design principles and profiles of sustainable home-based programs.

Course 1: Comprehensive Pain Assessment

Last Updated: July 1, 2019

Conducting a comprehensive pain assessment to guide safe and effective treatment.

Supporting the Family Caregiver: The Burden of Serious Illness

Last Updated: March 10, 2016

Assessing and supporting caregivers of people with serious illness.

Care Coordination

Last Updated: March 10, 2016

Guidance for all clinicians on improving communication and ensuring smooth transitions of care for patients living with serious illness.

Measurement Best Practices

Last Updated: March 4, 2019

Use this toolkit to select program measures that demonstrate value to stakeholders and support quality care delivery. Overcome common measurement obstacles and synthesize program data.

Demonstrating Value to Stakeholders

Last Updated: March 4, 2019

Tools to make the case for palliative care resources and financial partnerships, including: the palliative care evidence base, and downloadable tools for presenting the case.

Quality Measurement and Accountability for Community-Based Serious Illness Care: A Synthesis Report of Convening Findings and Conclusions

Last Updated: February 3, 2019

Results of a recent convening of experts to define appropriate quality measures for this population.

CAPC Payment Primer- What to Know about Payment for Palliative Care Delivery

Last Updated: March 5, 2019

This monograph covers the basics of Medicare, Medicaid, health plans and the alternative payment models that are taking hold in the U.S. The intent is to provide a solid introduction to health plans, payment concepts and key considerations as a foundation to support sustainable relationships with payers and other risk-bearing entities. Center to Advance Palliative Care, 2017.