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          The California Health Care Foundation is an independent, nonprofit philanthropy that works to improve the health care system so that all Californians have the care they need.

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          The California Health Care Foundation is an independent, nonprofit philanthropy that works to improve the health care system so that all Californians have the care they need.

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  • Clinical Practice Guidelines for Quality Palliative Care, 3rd Edition
    Clinical guidelines to help palliative care programs develop and measure essential aspects of care across eight domains. (National Consensus Project)
  • NCCN Clinical Practice Guidelines in Oncology – Palliative Care (PDF; free registration required)
    Clinical guidelines for managing physical and emotional pain and symptoms and other palliative care issues for people with cancer. (National Comprehensive Cancer Network)
  • A National Framework and Preferred Practices for Palliative and Hospice Care Quality
    Report describing a quality assessment framework and preferred practices to help organizations develop and improve palliative care and hospice programs. (National Quality Forum)
  • Dying in America: IOM Committee’s Proposed Core Components of Quality End-of-Life Care (PDF)
    Supplement to the larger IOM report Dying in America, presenting the IOM committee’s consensus summary of the core components of quality end-of-life care. (Institute of Medicine)
  • ASCO Provisional Clinical Opinion: The Integration of Palliative Care into Standard Oncology Care
    Clinical guideline and tools supporting early concurrent palliative care early for patients with metastatic cancer or advanced cancer. (American Society for Clinical Oncology)
  • Palliative and End-of-Life Care in Stroke: A Statement for Healthcare Professionals from the AHA/ASA
    Statement describing essential primary palliative care competencies for providers and organizations caring for patients and families with stroke. (American Heart Association and American Stroke Association)
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