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Do you collect data for measurement
and reporting?

What are your greatest challenges or
barriers in providing palliative care
services?
Referral Management

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State

Yes
137
386

Revenue Management

379

Staff Management

No

State

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187

77% collect data for measurement and reporting

Organization Buy In
144

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Measurement/Demonstrating Value
93

Do
you
participate
in any
of thecare
below
health
features
within their
palliative
team (25);
listed
PC
data
registries?
second was available when necessary (22); access to

Documentation
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Do Not Participate

(127); patient education resources (127); and metrics
and measurement resources (126).
The overwhelming preference for education
assistance is through webinars (198), followed by
conferences (95), telephone consultation (40), and
site visits (19).

psychiatrist and psychologist tied for third (20).
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Funding opportunities (33) to pay for integrated
CAPC Data Registry
behavioral was identified as most helpful; providing
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staff training curriculum (31); and logistical help (19).
Palliative Care Quality Collaborative (PCQC)
17 categories supported by
The top behavioral health

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PCQN
palliative care programs currently are anxiety,
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cognitive impairment,
depression, existential/
QDACT
spiritual issues, and grief/bereavement.
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NHPCO Commitment

A question was included about current NHPCO
resources that participants found helpful. CMS
The survey results provide important information
information on palliative care topped the list (114),
that demonstrates hospice providers are expanding
closely followed by the NHPCO Palliative Care
their services to meet the needs of seriously ill
Playbook (107), followed by the palliative care
individuals and their families, particularly in the
webinar series (97), and palliative care education
community setting. NHPCO and the NHPCO
and links (89). It should be noted that the Palliative
Palliative Care Council are committed to developing
NHPCO / 2020 Palliative Care Needs Survey Results Summary
Care Playbook was created based on the results
(or partnering to provide) tools, resources, and
from the 2018 Palliative Care Needs Survey.
education to support our members in the provision
of palliative care services.

Behavioral Health
The survey included an additional set of questions on
behavioral health and palliative care. A subset of
respondents (40) participated in these questions.
When asked about existing behavioral health
resources, social workers were identified as the top
resource (39), followed by pastoral services (31) and
links to community and social services (19). Most
prefer providing structural and clinical behavioral

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Download NHPCO's 2020 Palliative Care Needs
Survey Report.
Learn more about NHPCOs resources on palliative
care at nhpco.org/palliativecare.

Lori Bishop, MHA, BSN, RN, is NHPCO's vice
president of palliative and advanced care.

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