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| | Mount Sinai School of Medicine |
 | | Mount Sinai School of Medicine’s Henry L. Schwartz Department of Geriatrics and Adult Development, New York, NY, collaborating with Franklin Health, Inc., a national medical case management service, integrates palliative care protocols into the disease management system for patients who are nearing the end of their lives. |
 | | Led by principal investigator Diane E. Meier, MD, associate professor and director of the Palliative Care Program at Mount Sinai School of Medicine, and William Thar, MD, MPH, director of research and product development at Franklin Health, the project is creating training modules for nurse case managers--modules which will have national applicability. |
 | | To determine the impact of the program, researchers at Mt. Sinai assess the quality of care, as well as the quality of life of dying individuals and cost-effectiveness of the new strategy. |
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