Expert Panel on End of Life Care

The Urgency of Health System Reforms to Ensure Respect for Patients' Wishes and Accountability for Excellence In Care - Report and Recommendations of the Massachusetts Expert Panel on End of Life Care

Use the link above to return directly to this page in the future.

The Executive Office of Health and Human Services, in consultation with the Health Care Quality and Cost Council, and the Betsy Lehman Center for Patient Safety and the Reduction of Medical Errors have convened this panel to investigate and study health care delivery for a patient's end of life care with serious chronic illnesses. The expert panel will analyze the variations in delivery of such care among health care providers in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts and identify best practices, including those that minimize disparities in care delivery and variations in practice or spending among geographic regions and hospitals. The panel will present its recommendations for legislative, regulatory, or other policy changes.

See general information including the list of expert panel membership and Chapter 305 of the Acts of 2008 - an Act to Promote Cost Containment, Transparency, and Efficiency in the Delivery of Quality Health Care.

See the schedule of upcoming End of Life Care meetings as well as past meeting agendas, minutes, and presentations

See a selection of News and Media regarding End of Life Care