Arif H. Kamal, MD, MBA, MHS

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April 9th 2020

Why Palliative Care Is the Answer to the Serious Illness Question in Payment Reform

Maggie R. Salinger MD, MPP Nathan A. Boucher, DrPH, PA, MS, MPA Thomas W. LeBlanc, MD, MA Kevin C. Oeffinger, MD Kathryn Pollak, PhD Jesse D. Troy, PhD Arif H. Kamal, MD, MBA, MHS

Whether it is through enlisting primary providers, building a champion workforce, or hiring more specialist consultants, there is no question that palliative programming must be at the heart of our healthcare system’s quality transformation.

April 9th 2020

The Need for a Serious Illness Digital Ecosystem (SIDE) to Improve Outcomes for Patients Receiving Palliative and Hospice Care

Jonathan Nicolla, MBA Hayden B. Bosworth, PhD Sharron L. Docherty, PhD, PNP-BC Kathryn I. Pollak, PhD Jeremy Powell, MEd Nichole Sellers, BA Bryce B. Reeve, PhD Greg Samsa, PhD Linda Sutton, MD Arif H. Kamal, MD, MBA, MHS

Palliative and hospice care services produce well-known benefits for patients living with serious illness and for their families. Benefits include improved quality of life and reduced symptom burden, spiritual and emotional distress, and caregiver distress.