MedPage Today September 3, 2020
— Proponents say it will increase access and foster rapport, but sustained uptake likely hinges on reimbursement
The experience of hospitals with significant surges of severely ill COVID-infected patients has delivered a powerful marketing case for the future of palliative care beyond the current pandemic, experts say.
“There wasn’t a cure for COVID, and we had only minimally effective treatments. But with palliative care we can always ensure human connection and relieve suffering. Now everyone understands it better than before,” said Diane Meier, MD, director of the Center to Advance Palliative Care at Mount Sinai in New York City.
While studies have shown that palliative care improves quality of life and reduces caregiver burden, not everyone can access it, “partly...
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