Center to Advance Palliative Care (CAPC)

Introducing CAPC’s 2024 Serious Illness Scorecard: A State-By-State Look at Palliative Care Capacity >> https://ow.ly/Nt1y50Uayj7 CAPC is excited to launch the new 2024 Serious Illness Scorecard, which rates each state's capacity to deliver high-quality care to people living with a serious illness. The Scorecard provides an in-depth report on each state’s palliative care landscape, comparisons to other states across the country, and actionable recommendations to improve access to palliative care in your state or region. Visit the 2024 Serious Illness Scorecard website to ➡ ✅ Find out your state’s rating and download your state’s individual report ✅ Read the key findings ✅ Review the actions palliative care champions and federal and state policymakers can take to improve access to palliative care for people living with a serious illness, and their families and caregivers #hapc #hpm

Enroll Your Team in 2024 PCLC Training and Mentoring >> https://ow.ly/Q3Jb50Qubn3 Palliative Care Leadership Centers™ (PCLC) training and a full year of mentoring can help your team achieve program growth and sustainability, and the best quality and highest value patient care. Virtual and in-person training options are available for programs of every setting, stage, and size. Space is limited. You must be a team of two or more to attend. If you are interested in training with a PCLC, contact the PCLC of your choice to discuss availability and obtain an application.

🤍 Emotional PPE Toolkit → https://lnkd.in/euvqMMhk Provides resources that clinicians and teams can use to support well-being. Most resources in this toolkit are open to all. What's in the toolkit? 🔹 Whether you have 5 minutes or 60 minutes, there are tools, activities, videos, and practices to help bridge the gap if you are struggling 🔹 Team wellness planning resources to cultivate safety for your team and advocate for change 🔹 Articles and research on Emotional PPE 🔹 Relevant CAPC events #palliative #hpm #hapc #palliativecare #clinician #medicine #health #healthcare #seriousillness #emotionalppe #burnout #wellness

💲 Important 2025 Billing Updates All Palliative Care Clinicians Should Know 🔗 https://ow.ly/bYLT50UsaY9 On November 1, 2024, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announced the final rule for the 2025 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule (PFS), which will take effect on January 1, 2025. The goal of these changes is to create a more equitable, accessible, and high-quality health care system. This post explains what the 2025 updates mean for the palliative care field and your everyday practice—so you’re informed and can bill for the work you do. If you need a refresher about how payment is calculated within the fee-for-service model, last year’s blog does a deep dive into the framework. While there aren’t significant changes for 2025, some decisions were made that may impact your bottom line. Below, we’ve broken down these updates in the order of how much we think they will impact billing for palliative care and related services. For a more in-depth conversation about the 2025 PFS, join us for a webinar in January 2025. >> https://ow.ly/iRlL50UsaY8

🚩 List your program on the Palliative Care Provider Directory! 🔗 https://lnkd.in/d9ffq_H Finding #palliative care services should be easy and convenient, not only for patients living with a serious illness, and their families, but also for their medical teams. CAPC’s national Palliative Care Provider Directory provides a quick and easy way for patients, families, and referring clinicians to locate and contact palliative care programs in their area. Why get listed? 🔶 Help patients and families find your program. GetPalliativeCare.org is the go-to website for patients and families seeking information about palliative care in all settings. 🔶 Make it easier for referring clinicians to find your program. 🔶 Help map the growing availability of the palliative care specialty nationwide. Specialty palliative care programs in both hospital and community settings can be listed in the Provider Directory on GetPalliativeCare.org. Your program may already be listed on the Directory. If it is, claim your listing and update it. If it’s not, you can add it! Listing your program is free and open to all palliative care programs in the U.S. You do NOT have to be a CAPC member to list your program.

🆕 CAPC Guide → Advancing Equity For Black Patients With Serious Illness 🔗 https://lnkd.in/e9nVRyhS CAPC’s new, comprehensive guide provides practical guidance and tools for palliative care leaders and non-palliative care health equity champions to take action. Download the guide to learn: 🔷 How to engage Black patients, caregivers, and other community voices in the design of your health equity initiative 🔷 Common focus areas for health equity quality improvement projects focused on Black patients and families, including case examples from across the country 🔷 How to assess needs in your own organization and community 🔷 How to design and seek funding for your health equity intervention 🔷 Guiding principles for health equity work shared by experts

The CAPC National Seminar will return in 2025! Join us in Philadelphia, September 15-17, for the unique mix of innovative solutions, practical tools, insights on national trends, and vibrant community that only the CAPC Seminar can offer. Save the date: registration will open early 2025 >> https://ow.ly/hyoT50Tk3xu 👁️🗨️ Areas of Focus - Building and leveraging the interprofessional team - Billing and program financing strategies - Using data to demonstrate value and secure resources - Strategies to cope with high volumes - Optimizing referral relationships - Clinical training initiatives to improve patient outcomes - Palliative care workforce well-being - Leading healthy teams - Insights on the health care landscape: policy, payment, workforce, and technology - Equitable access and care delivery for patients with serious illness The Seminar is open to all, but CAPC members will receive discounted registration. #CAPCSeminar25 #hapc

CAPC’s Best Practices in Dementia Care and Caregiver Support courses >> https://ow.ly/em5M50SEnIa Individuals living with #dementia have complex care needs and long periods of reliance on the support of their loved ones and other caregivers. While there are no evidence-based treatments that cure or reverse dementia, clinicians can and should take action to improve the quality of life for these vulnerable patients and their caregivers. These new CE courses, one of which is open-to-all, offer clinicians from various specialties and disciplines training on how to: 🔹 Effectively communicate with patients and their loved ones about a dementia diagnosis 🔹 Help families understand what to expect and how to prepare for the future 🔹 Interpret and address behavioral symptoms 🔹 Manage common medical issues 🔹 Navigate difficult care decisions 🔹 Support the caregivers of people living with dementia CAPC members, if you have taken our previous Dementia courses, you can take these courses and earn new CE/CME credits. Free ABIM Maintenance of Certification (MOC) credits are also available for physicians. #hpm #hapc #healthcare #dementia

The holiday season is in the air! We love this #ThrowbackThursday of our team holiday party last year. How is your team celebrating this time of the year? #CAPC25

“CAPC came to be through sheer luck and serendipity.” 25 years later, Diane E. Meier, MD, FACP, FAAHPM, CAPC Founder, Director Emerita, and Strategic Medical Advisor, recounts the genesis of CAPC. Today, Dr. Meier's legacy continues to shape CAPC's mission. Watch her reflect on CAPC’s beginnings in the new CAPC Chronicles video series. https://lnkd.in/eqTinVcd #CAPC25 #hpm #hapc