Health Care Innovation Awards Round Two: Four Seasons Compassion for Life Project Profile

Project Title: "Increasing patient and system value with community based palliative care"
Geographic Reach: North Carolina
Estimated Funding Amount: $9,596,123

Summary:

The Four Seasons Compassion for Life project will test a new model for community-based palliative care (in conjunction with Duke University), which spans inpatient and outpatient settings. The model features interdisciplinary collaboration and the integration of palliative care into the health care system, continuity of care across transitions, and longitudinal, individualized support for patients and families. This expands upon a successful program in four Western North Carolina counties to include an additional ten counties. With community-based palliative care, care coordination ensures clinical follow-up of patients as they transition across settings. Standardized assessments and data infrastructure facilitate quality monitoring/improvement and high-quality patient care leading to decreased hospital readmissions.

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