Author Archives: Ellen Schultz, Katherine Ast, & Gwynn Sullivan

About Ellen Schultz, Katherine Ast, & Gwynn Sullivan

Gwynn B. Sullivan, MSN, brings 30+ years of leadership experience designing award-winning national and international initiatives to transform health care delivery. Most recently, she served as Project Director for the National Coalition for Hospice and Palliative Care where she oversaw stakeholder engagement for the Palliative Care Measures Project as well as the publication of the National Consensus Project’s Clinical Practice Guidelines for Quality Palliative Care, 4th edition.

Measuring what matters to patients and their family caregivers: Measure development isn’t just for measure developers

By | March 31, 2022
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On the left, a nurse speaks to a male patient. In the center, a young man hugs a woman. On the right, an older woman holding the hand of a man behind her. A banner across the top says, "Palliative Care Quality Measures Project." Text across the bottom reads, "Elevating Patient and Caregiver Voices."

In today’s healthcare system, measurement influences everything from quality improvement to payments. So it matters greatly what gets measured. Measuring what matters to patients and their family caregivers will focus healthcare on their needs, preferences, and values. In a recent measure development effort, we brought lived and professional experience together at every stage. We found… Read More »