Investment Thesis Report: End-of-Life and Palliative Care
In the United States, a majority of end-of-life care costs have been driven by hospital stays and high-tech medical interventions. However, the healthcare industry is innovating to focus on not just quality healthcare, but efficient and cost-effective solutions for the most vulnerable patients in the healthcare system. Many startups working in this space have taken on a patient-centered approach to care, such as by increasing access and convenience of health care services or by providing platforms to have conversations about patient’s wishes, leading to an increase in patient education, autonomy, and dignity.
Here is a brief excerpt from the report: "End-of-life care is an important part of the care continuum for patients and the families of patients with terminal conditions or those encroaching upon old age. Palliative care is one option for end-of-life care and is specifically focused on symptom and pain management for patients with serious illnesses; it is not necessarily limited to patients in their last days or months of life and can be administered across a variety of care settings (from home to hospital)”.
Former FCA Intern, Roja Garimella, wrote this investment thesis report on End-of-life care. Software solutions, services, and predictive modeling all play an important role in the new era of end-of-life care, and we at FCA are excited by the opportunities and potential the future holds.