Outpatient Cardiac Palliative Care Reduces Healthcare Utilization (RP524)

The American Heart Association and American Stroke Association have put forth policy statements recommending early and continuous access to palliative care for patients with advanced heart disease. Early integration of palliative care has been proven to improve the quality of life of patients with advanced heart failure. Other studies have suggested that palliative care in general has cost savings to hospital systems.
Source: Journal of Pain and Symptom Management - Category: Palliative Care Authors: Source Type: research