Sourcebook : 2.2 Parkland Health Hospital System

Parkland staff reported positive results in all four domains targeted by the Breakthrough Series:

• Continuity: Eligible patients receiving palliative services increased from 40% to 80%.
• Advance care planning: Average number of days receiving palliative care services prior to death increased from 13 to 58 days.
• Family support: Patients or families stating that they were very satisfied with services increased from 40 to 100%.
• Pain management: Pain management goals are being achieved (there was a 50 percent increase in patients who state that they reach their pain goal), but no change in pain levels is visible as yet.

This text is derived from the book Improving Care for the End of Life : A Sourcebook for Health Care Managers and Clinicians.