Lieneck, Cristian H.Betancourt, JoseDaemen, CynthiaEich, RhiannonMonty, ElisabethPetty, Mindy Jo2021-10-192021-10-1910/18/2021Lieneck, C., Betancourt, J., Daemen, C., Eich, R., Monty, E., & Petty, M. J. (2021). Provision of palliative care during the COVID-19 pandemic: A systematic review of ambulatory care organizations in the United States. Medicina, 57(10), 1123.1648-9144https://hdl.handle.net/10877/14673Background and objectives: Ambulatory (outpatient) healthcare organizations continue to respond to the COVID-19 global pandemic using an array of initiatives to sustain a continuity of palliative care. Continuance of palliative care during major crises has been previously accomplished; however, the global pandemic presents new challenges to the US healthcare industry. Materials and methods: This systematic review queried four research databases to identify applicable studies related to the provision of palliative care during the pandemic in outpatient organizations within the United States. Results: There are two primary facilitators for the ongoing provision of palliative care for the outpatient segment of the United States healthcare industry: technology and advanced care planning. Researchers also identified two primary barriers in the outpatient setting impacting the continuance of palliative care: lack of resources and accessibility to care. Conclusions: This systematic review identified facilitators and barriers for palliative care initiatives in the United States that can further assist future outpatient (ambulatory care) providers at a global level as the pandemic and associated public health initiatives continueText16 pages1 file (.pdf)enpalliative carehospice careambulatory careoutpatient careCOVID-19pandemicHealth AdministrationArticlehttps://doi.org/10.3390/medicina57101123This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.