The power of partnership: Strategies for pan-Canadian spread and scale of paramedics providing palliative care
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Summary
This summary is machine-generated.Paramedics providing palliative care improved patient and family satisfaction, alongside enhanced paramedic confidence. This successful Canadian pilot demonstrated significant healthcare improvements and cost savings.
Area Of Science
- Healthcare innovation and delivery
- Palliative care integration
- Paramedicine advancement
Background
- Paramedics and Palliative Care is a successful pilot innovation that has scaled across Canada.
- Its integration was supported by national health organizations and the evolution of paramedicine.
- The program showed positive impacts across the Quintuple Aim framework.
Purpose Of The Study
- To evaluate the impact of the Paramedics and Palliative Care innovation.
- To present the framework enabling its successful spread and scale.
- To provide a blueprint for expanding similar healthcare innovations.
Main Methods
- Evaluation of innovation and expansion sites.
- Analysis of Quintuple Aim elements.
- Assessment of quality indicators, cost, and time savings.
Main Results
- Positive impact across all Quintuple Aim elements.
- Improved paramedic comfort and confidence.
- High patient and family satisfaction, with better home death indicators and time spent at home.
Conclusions
- The Paramedics and Palliative Care model is a proven, scalable innovation.
- The program offers significant benefits including improved patient outcomes and cost-effectiveness.
- The presented framework can guide the expansion of other healthcare improvement initiatives.
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