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Studies suggest that patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) have a poorer quality of life, as well as more anxiety and depression, than patients who are terminally ill with lung cancer. And a retrospective review of patient records from 2010 to 2013 showed that providers referred only 5% of patients with COPD for palliative care, even though COPD is one of the most common causes of hospital admissions and treatments are often aimed at palliation of symptoms. It was findings like these that prompted researchers to conduct a quality improvement (QI) initiative to explore the benefits of integrating palliative care in the care of patients with COPD. Read about the outcome of their QI initiative in Federal Practitioner at: http://www.fedprac.com/the-publication/issue-single-view/integrating-palliative-care-in-copd-treatment/e4e785616a398de4c5f4d3ddad5b4330/ocregister.html.
Studies suggest that patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) have a poorer quality of life, as well as more anxiety and depression, than patients who are terminally ill with lung cancer. And a retrospective review of patient records from 2010 to 2013 showed that providers referred only 5% of patients with COPD for palliative care, even though COPD is one of the most common causes of hospital admissions and treatments are often aimed at palliation of symptoms. It was findings like these that prompted researchers to conduct a quality improvement (QI) initiative to explore the benefits of integrating palliative care in the care of patients with COPD. Read about the outcome of their QI initiative in Federal Practitioner at: http://www.fedprac.com/the-publication/issue-single-view/integrating-palliative-care-in-copd-treatment/e4e785616a398de4c5f4d3ddad5b4330/ocregister.html.
Studies suggest that patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) have a poorer quality of life, as well as more anxiety and depression, than patients who are terminally ill with lung cancer. And a retrospective review of patient records from 2010 to 2013 showed that providers referred only 5% of patients with COPD for palliative care, even though COPD is one of the most common causes of hospital admissions and treatments are often aimed at palliation of symptoms. It was findings like these that prompted researchers to conduct a quality improvement (QI) initiative to explore the benefits of integrating palliative care in the care of patients with COPD. Read about the outcome of their QI initiative in Federal Practitioner at: http://www.fedprac.com/the-publication/issue-single-view/integrating-palliative-care-in-copd-treatment/e4e785616a398de4c5f4d3ddad5b4330/ocregister.html.