Despite barriers, there’s opportunity for home health providers that are fully invested in palliative care programs to thrive.
Palliative care is both a clinical specialty and a philosophical approach to care, Rory Farrand, vice president of palliative and advanced care at the National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization (NHPCO), told Home Health Care News. Health care leaders operating in the palliative care space are often fond of the saying that, “if you’ve seen one palliative care program, you’ve seen one palliative care program.” It’s a reference to the fact that there tends to be more variation across different palliative care programs versus the uniformity seen across some of its post-acute care counterparts. Read more.
