A strategy for advance care planning (ACP) that included automated outreach from staff who contacted patients to offer assistance significantly boosted the number of patients who completed ...

Advanced Care Planning is an ongoing process involving open discussions between family, caregivers, and health care providers. It is a critical step in ensuring that your health care choices are ...

Univera Healthcare officials are looking to prompt the beginning of advance care planning conversations between adults and their physicians or nurse practitioners. “Conversations change lives,” said ...

As people set New Year’s resolutions and plan for the future, health experts say advance care planning should be part of that ...

A strategy for advance care planning (ACP) that included automated outreach from staff who contacted patients to offer assistance significantly boosted the number of patients who completed ...

Data has shown that roughly one-quarter of traditional Medicare spending for healthcare is for services provided to Medicare beneficiaries in their last year of life—a proportion that has remained ...

Advance health care directives are legal documents that outline a person’s preferences for medical treatment in case they are unable to communicate those decisions themselves. These directives not ...

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 ...

As a physician assistant for 25 years, I’ve worked in a variety of settings and with patients of all ages. The one constant has been my passion for making sure I align my patients’ care with their ...

Only 50% of Americans Report Having Had End-of-Life Conversation with a Family Member; Less than 30% Have Written Documents Outlining Wishes WASHINGTON, April 10, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- With National ...