IOM Calls For Health System Changes To Incentivize Provision Of Palliative Care

A committee of the Institute of Medicine (IOM) has called for health system changes to incentivize provision of comprehensive palliative care, advance care planning, and shared decision making. After an analysis of end of life care in the United States, the committee found pressing needs to improve the quality and availability of medical and social services for patients nearing the end of life and their families. The committee recommends a major reorientation of payment systems to incentivize the integration of medical and social services, the coordination of care across multiple care settings, and the use of advance care planning and . . .