… Advance directives for medical care and the designation of proxy decision makers to guide
medical care … a particular document (the Medical Directive) in the outpatient setting to specify …

… Our results also reflect the medical care of patients with certain serious illnesses at five
teaching hospitals and may not be generalizable to community hospitals or to patients with other …

… We are not aware of this finding in other studies of advance directives. The high response rate
… Advance directives for medical care - a case for greater use. N Engl J Med 1991; 324:889-…

… 95% CI for the effect of advance directives on medical care charges in the last month of life …
that offering patients advance directives has a substantial effect on medical treatment charges…

… justify invoking an advance directive. To our knowledge, the possibility that previously
completed advance directives might occasionally inappropriately influence medical care has not …

… treatment or respect the directive and allow the patient to commit suicide. They … medical
treatment is wise. They decide to ignore the advance directive and render standard medical care. …

… advance directives can differ from state to state, which can pose challenges for patients seeking
medical care … care unless state-approved advance directive documents are provided.[1] …

… treatment in the event of a loss of competence—we analyze the medical care of elderly …
We define state laws affecting advance directives and health care surrogacy in effect at the time …

… advance directives. Most people made moderately stable decisions when using scenario- and
treatment-specific directives, … These findings suggest that advance directives can be relied …

… national attention on the importance of advance directives. In spite of initiatives such as the
… prepared advance directives. One way to increase the preparation of advance directives may …