Palliative Care: Bringing It Home (FR432)

Come visit New Mexico, a state that has piloted effective new models of care based on the healthcare funding limitations we will face in the future. Presbyterian Healthcare at Home's innovative team-based community palliative program includes a clinic- and home-based program housed in a home agency and a house calls program, as well as an advanced illness management program. Together, they have demonstrated significant impact on patient lives and on the total cost of care. The key is developing and fully utilizing primary palliative care skills, as much as tertiary palliative skills, and building a team where all team members work to the full scope of practice, including a robust social work practice and a local group of community paramedics that offer urgent as well as follow-up care in the home.

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