Comparison of Patients Seen by an Embedded Social Worker and Nurse Practitioner Palliative Care Model in Hospital Medicine Versus Referral-Based Specialty Palliative Care and Their Acute Care Utilization Outcomes
An embedded SW/NP-led palliative care model in hospital medicine improves access, reduces acute care use, and is sustainable over time. This approach supports timely, culturally sensitive, needs-based palliative care and may be scalable for hospital-based delivery.
Authors
- Claire Doucette
- Cheyenne Higgins
- Li Zeng
- Krishna Chokshi
- Emily Chai
- Elizabeth Rizzo
- Keisha Bergland
- Laura P. Gelfman
Institutions
- Mount Sinai Hospital (US)
- Geriatric Research Education and Clinical Center (US)
- James J. Peters VA Medical Center (US)
- Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Palliative Medicine
- Published
- 2026-02-17
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1177/10966218261416837
- Primary Topic
- Palliative Care and End-of-Life Issues
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00