The Development and Clinical Impact of an Innovative Palliative Care Lever Tool for Individuals With Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis: A Quality Improvement Project.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Palliative care (PC) is underutilized in the idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) patient population, particularly in outpatient settings, despite high symptom burden and complex care needs. There is no clinician consensus for the most effective method of integrating PC into routine medical visits for this patient population, despite acknowledgement of its benefits. The purpose of this quality improvement (QI) project was to pilot an adapted nurse practitioner-led standardized PC lever tool for IPF in an outpatient clinic and evaluate the secondary PC referral rates during the implementation period.

Design

The lever tool was implemented over a 3-month period. De-identified patient health information from the health system's electronic medical record system was used

SUBMITTER: Fenwick K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12433531 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature