Palliative services definition

Palliative services means those services, and/or treatments which produce the greatest degree of relief from the symptoms caused by disease for the longest period of time, minimizing side effects. The goal of hospice care is to provide symptom control through appropriate palliative therapies.
Palliative services means the care or treatment given to a patient by the hospice team for the reduction or abatement of pain and other symptoms caused by the disease;
Palliative services means treatment directed at controlling pain, relieving other symptoms, and focusing on the special needs of the individual and family as they experience the stress of the dying process, rather than treatment designed for investigation and intervention for the purpose of cure or prolongation of life.

Examples of Palliative services in a sentence

  • The Township will pay the full premium for the following dental benefits: 100% of treatment costs for Type I Preventive, Diagnostic (except Radiographs) and emergency Palliative services and 50% of the balance of Type I benefits; and 50% of treatment costs paid by on Type II Basic services and Type III Major services benefits with a $1,000 maximum per person per contract year, plus Type IV Orthodontic benefits at 50% of treatment costs, with a $1,500 lifetime maximum per person.


More Definitions of Palliative services

Palliative services means, for purposes of this regulation, those services and/or interventions which are not curative but which produce the greatest degree of relief from pain and other symptoms of the terminal illness.
Palliative services means personal care, respite care, hospice-like services, and counseling.
Palliative services means the care or treatment given to a patient by a hospice team for the reduction or abatement of pain and other symptoms attendant to the patient’s condition;
Palliative services means personal care, respite care, hospice-like
Palliative services means services and treatments directed toward the control of pain and symptoms which provide the greatest degree of relief for the longest period while minimizing any adverse effects of the services and treatments, including, without limitation, any side effects of any medications given or administered.