The National Palliative Care Registry: A Decade of Supporting Growth and Sustainability of Palliative Care Programs
pediatric palliative care; growth; hospital palliative care; national guidelines; program development; staffing
Background: Palliative care program service delivery is variable, and programs often lack data to support and guide program development and growth. Objective: To review the development and key features of the National Palliative Care Registry ("the Registry") and describe recent findings from its surveys on hospital palliative care. Description: Established in 2008, the Registry data elements align with National Consensus Project (NCP) guidelines related to palliative care program structures and operations. The Registry provides longitudinal and comparative data that palliative care programs can use to support programmatic growth. Results: As of 2018, >1000 hospitals and 120 community sites have submitted data on their palliative care programs to the Registry. Over the past decade, the percentage of hospital admissions seen by palliative care teams (penetration) has increased from 2.5% to 5.3%. Higher penetration is correlated with teaching hospital status, having a palliative care trigger, and hospital size (p < 0.05). Although overall staffing has expanded, only 42% of Registry programs include the recommended four key disciplines: physician, advanced practice or other registered nurse, social worker, and chaplain. Compliance with NCP guidelines on key structures and processes vary across adult and pediatric programs. Conclusions: The Registry allows palliative care programs to optimize core structures and processes and understand their performance relative to their peers.
Rogers M; Meier DE; Heitner R; Aldridge M; Hill Spragens L; Kelley A; Nemec SR; Morrison RS
Journal of Palliative Medicine
2019
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<a href="http://doi.org/10.1089/jpm.2019.0262" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">10.1089/jpm.2019.0262</a>
Key Findings of the Structures and Processes of Inpatient Pediatric Palliative Care Programs (S737)
burnout; child; clergy; conference abstract; controlled study; female; health care delivery; health care system; hospital patient; human; major clinical study; male; palliative therapy; physician; practice guideline; registered nurse; social worker
Objectives: * Examine the key structures and processes of inpatient pediatric palliative care programs in the United States. * Assess the degree of variation in program delivery, staffing, and patient volumes. * Identify three threats and three opportunities to the standardization of pediatric palliative care practice. Original Research Background: Over the past ten years, health care systems have begun to recognize pediatric palliative care (PPC) programs as the standard of practice in providing high-quality care. Despite this culture shift, little is known about how PPC programs operate, the services they provide, or the staffing required to provide them sustainably. Research Objectives: To examine the key structures and processes of PPC programs.
Rogers M; Williams C; Klick J; Friebert S; Heitner R
Journal of Pain and Symptom Management
2020
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<a href="http://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2019.12.299" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2019.12.299</a>