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The National Consensus Project for Quality Palliative Care (NCP) issued Consensus Clinical Practice Guidelines, now in the third edition.3 The guidelines describe high-quality palliative care practices in eight broad domains: structure and processes; physical symptoms; psychological symptoms; social concerns; spiritual and existential aspects; cultural competency; care of the imminently dying patient; and, ethical and legal aspects of care. These guidelines were endorsed by the National Quality Forum (NQF), along with 38 preferred practices for hospice and palliative care programs.4

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