Abstract The Institute of Medicine's 2014 report Dying in America: Improving quality and
honoring individual preferences near the end of life provides recommendations for creating
transformational change in the models of end-of-life care delivery, clinician–patient
communication, and advance care planning; improving professional education, reforming
policies, and payment systems; and engaging and educating the public toward high-quality,
coordinated, and comprehensive care that is person centered and family oriented. This …