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Introduction

  • In 2016 ASCO recommended that patients with advanced cancer receive dedicated palliative care (PC) services1. Early PC involvement is associated with lower spending, fewer 30-day readmission rates, decreased chemotherapy administration at the end of life (EOL) and increased hospice referrals2.
  • Many patients are not referred and continue to receive chemotherapy and utilize high-acuity services near the EOL.
  • The Oncology Care Model (OCM) is a CMS episode-based alternative payment model promoting high-value care.
  • We evaluated the effect of PC visits on EOL outcomes including code status (CS) and spending in the last 30 days of life.

Publication Date

9-6-2019

Keywords

palliative care, impact, patients, cancer, oncology

Disciplines

Medicine and Health Sciences | Oncology | Palliative Care

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Presented at the ASCO Quality Care Symposium

Impact of Palliative Care Consultation on End of Life Care Measures: A Retrospective Analysis of Patients in the Oncology Care Model

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