Making the Case

The Business Case for Palliative Care: Translating Research Into Program Development in the US
Review of the key principles that inform the business case for specialty palliative care in the US, including discussion of how these principles can be used to support program development. (Journal of Pain and Symptom Management)
Improving the Care of Serious Illness Through Innovative Payer-Provider Partnerships: A Palliative Care Toolkit and Resource Guide
Report with tools and resources to support payers and providers in collaborating to provide palliative care. (Center to Advance Palliative Care and National Business Group on Health)
Five Ways to Pay: Palliative Care Payment Options for Plans and Providers
Issue brief describing five examples of payment models and how they impact health plans and providers. (California Health Care Foundation)
A Better Benefit: Health Plans Try New Approaches to End-of-Life Care
Report describing programs and benefits that several health plans in California are using to increase access to palliative care. (California Health Care Foundation)
Developing a Business Plan for Your Outpatient Palliative Care Program: A Technical Assistance Monograph (PDF)
Review of concepts and process for developing a business plan for a CBPC program. (Center to Advance Palliative Care)
Value Snapshots for Advance Care Planning, Inpatient Palliative Care, Home-Based Palliative Care, Palliative Care Clinics, Hospice Care
Brief, evidence-based descriptions of rationale for and impact of different types of palliative care services. (California Health Care Foundation and Coalition for Compassionate Care of California)
Finding Common Ground: Quality and Fiscal Incentive Alignment for Community-Based Palliative Care (PDF)
Graphic describing the impact of palliative care and hospice on clinical care, satisfaction, and utilization, and how these outcomes benefit various health care entities. (California Health Care Foundation and Coalition for Compassionate Care of California)
Palliative Care in the Outpatient Setting
Report evaluating the evidence on the clinical effectiveness and value of palliative care services with an overview of the policy landscape surrounding palliative care, and a summary of the March 31, 2016, public meeting of the New England Comparative Effectiveness Public Advisory Council. (Institute for Clinical and Economic Review [ICER])
Effect of a Home-Based Palliative Care Program on Healthcare Use and Costs
Article describing nonclinical outcomes of the Transitions program at Sharp HealthCare in Southern California, a home-based palliative service for Medicare Advantage plan beneficiaries with advanced chronic illness. (Journal of the American Geriatrics Society)

Community-Based Palliative Care