Becker's Healthcare October 29, 2024
A pilot program at Grand Rapids, Mich.-based Corewell Health reduced inpatient mortality, readmission, ICU utilization and the total cost of care, while boosting staff satisfaction, Hospice News reported Oct. 28.
The change?
Embedding a palliative care practitioner into the emergency department.
“The emergency department is the entryway to the health care system for virtually all patients,” said Johnathan Abraham, MD, a palliative medicine and emergency medicine physician who joined Corewell as part of the pilot program.
Dr. Abraham’s remarks were made at the National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization Annual Leadership Conference in Denver. “It is a place where critical decisions are made that can totally alter the trajectory of care plans that impact patients and providers in myriad...
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