Enhancing Hospital-Based Palliative Care Policy Through an Evidence-Informed, Interdisciplinary Review Framework.

BACKGROUND

Palliative care policies are institution-wide documents with significant clinical, ethical, and operational implications.

OBJECTIVE

To strengthen and standardize institutional policy review, our palliative care team developed a structured interdisciplinary model.

METHODS

Interdisciplinary reviewers used a structured discussion guide and four-part analytic framework, including evidence synthesis, electronic health record data review, safety analysis, and regulatory alignment.

RESULTS

The process identified gaps between policy and practice and informed targeted revisions and workflow improvements.

CONCLUSION

This model supports more consistent, relevant, and practice-aligned hospital-based palliative care policy development.