Palliative Care QuIC Meeting Summary Phase 1

Ambulatory palliative care represents a critical evolution in how healthcare systems support patients living with serious illness. Unlike traditional inpatient palliative care or hospice services, ambulatory programs aim to meet patients where they are—in clinics, at home, and embedded within specialty practice—providing comprehensive symptom management, psychosocial support, and advance care planning before crisis points emerge.

On December 16, 2025, eight healthcare organizations gathered virtually for Phase 1 of The Dr. Barney Newman Collective for Quality & Innovation in Ambulatory Palliative Care (Palliative Care QuIC). This collective brings together systems at varying stages of ambulatory palliative care development, from organizations with robust multisite programs to those rebuilding services following staffing changes and organizational transitions, and organizations starting on this journey of development.