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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2023 Jul 22.
Published in final edited form as: Hepatology. 2020 Jun;71(6):2149–2159. doi: 10.1002/hep.31226

TABLE 1.

Definitions of Nonhospice PC

Organization Definition
CAPC (2017)(49) “Specialized medical care for people with serious illness that is focused on providing relief from symptoms and stress of a serious illness with the goal of improving quality of life for both the patient and the family”
National Consensus Project clinical practice guidelines for quality PC (2018)(50) “Patient and family-centered care that optimizes quality of life by anticipating, preventing and treating suffering”

Abbreviations: CAPC, Center to Advance PC; PC, palliative care.