Kate Lally, MD, is chief of palliative care, Care New England; hospice medical director, VNA of Care New England; and assistant professor of medicine (clinical), Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island.
Therese Rochon, MS, MA, APRN, ACHPN, is director, Advanced Illness Management, VNA Care New England, Warwick, Rhode Island.
Nancy Roberts, RN, MSN, is senior leader and practice change leader, John A. Hartford Foundation, New York, New York.
Kelly McCutcheon Adams, LICSW, is director, Institute for Healthcare Improvement, Cambridge, Massachusetts.
Address correspondence to Kate Lally, MD, Care New England Health system, 455 Tollgate Rd, Warwick, RI 02886 ([email protected]).
The authors have no conflicts of interest to disclose.
