Welcome to The Greater Washington Partnership for
Palliative and End-of-Life Care, working to bring families,
providers, health professionals, consumers and the
public together to improve care for patients and families
coping with advanced illness and end-of-life issues.
Palliative and End-of-Life Care, working to bring families,
providers, health professionals, consumers and the
public together to improve care for patients and families
coping with advanced illness and end-of-life issues.
NEWS & ANNOUNCEMENTS
 | The Greater Washington Partnership for Palliative | |
| and End-of-Life Care is pleased to announce a Call for Nominations for the 2008 CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Palliative Care Awards. |
SUBMISSION DEADLINE: December 2, 2008.
Awards will be given in three categories:
The CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield
Outstanding Palliative Care Award is for well-
established programs in existence for more than
five years.
The CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield New
Palliative Care Award is for programs in existence
from six months through five years.
The CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Award for
Media Excellence is for a media story published
via print, radio, television, or any other media format
since January 1, 2008.
Award winners will be celebrated and honored at a
reception that will take place in January 2009.
For more information about the Awards, including
prizes, judging criteria, and how to apply, please
click here. For information about previous winners,
please click here. If you have any questions, please
contact us.
| The Centers for Medicaid and Medicare |
and Palliative Medicine as a medical sub-
specialty. This recognition will simplify and
improve reimbursement for hospice and palliative
care services. Read more...
| DC, MD, and VA rated above national average | |
| in access to hospital-based palliative care. The Center to Advance Palliative Care has awarded the District of Columbia, Maryland, and Virginia a grade of B, by comparison with a national average of C, in a new report card ranking the availability of hospital-based palliative care state by state. The Partnership urges the region to continue working to lead the nation in advancing the availability and the quality of palliative care services. Read the report card. |
| New Partnership Website. Exciting changes are |
Partnership will launch a new and improved
website in December 2008.
| Please join the Partnership and support our efforts to make real changes in palliative and end-of-life care in Greater Washington. Contact us for more information. |
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