Electronic health records can help identify triggers for advance care planning that align with optimal timing windows, mainly ...

A strategy for advance care planning (ACP) that included automated outreach from staff who contacted patients to offer ...

For Texas health system Houston Methodist, the major challenges to obtaining completed advance care directives included the time constraints of primary care physicians in addressing advance care ...

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PORTSMOUTH, Va. (WAVY) — Chances are each of us knows someone facing the challenge of a chronic and serious medical condition. Planning in advance for when you may not be able to speak for yourself ...

During the COVID-19 pandemic, many people unexpectedly needed critical care such as ventilators but were unable to communicate their end-of-life wishes to their loved ones. Researchers like me, who ...

During a medical emergency or a serious illness or at the end of life, questions may arise about a patient’s medical treatment and how their care team should proceed. In instances where the patient is ...

Telemedicine offers a viable option for advance care planning, overcoming physical and logistical barriers for vulnerable cancer patients. No significant difference in advance care planning or ...

Cancer patients who engage in advance care planning are more likely to receive less aggressive, more comfort-based end-of-life care when compared to their peers who do not have an advanced care plan ...

Medicare recognizes the importance of end-of-life planning and what you’d like your future care to look like. Its advance care planning benefit is part of your annual wellness appointment. During your ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Rates of end-of-life conversations and completion of advance directives increased after the intervention. The ...

A multilevel care intervention increase advanced care planning versus clinician-level intervention alone for patients with genitourinary cancer, according to study results. The randomized clinical ...