Palliative care providers can enhance care coordination
01/04/24 at 04:00 AM
Palliative care providers can enhance care coordination
Hospice News, by Rachel Edwards; 1/2/24
Fragmented health care has significant ties to adverse outcomes in patients with chronic or serious illnesses. Palliative care providers’ ability to navigate the health care system, coordinate the delivery of care, interact regularly with patients and facilitate communication between providers can reduce this fragmentation. This type of coordination can improve outcomes, decrease costs and offer patients a better quality of life.