Advance care planning (ACP) allows individuals to specify in advance how they want to be
treated should serious illness prevent them from being able to make decisions or …

Prognostication, along with diagnosis and treatment, is a traditional core clinical skill of the
physician. Many patients and families receiving palliative care want information about life …

Context Standardized outcomes that define successful advance care planning (ACP) are
lacking. Objective The objective of this study was to create an Organizing Framework of ACP …

Shared Decision Making to Improve Care and Reduce Costs | New England Journal of
Medicine Skip to main content The New England Journal of Medicine homepage Advanced …

Importance Seriously ill hospitalized patients have identified communication and decision
making about goals of care as high priorities for quality improvement in end-of-life care …

Importance Recent discussion has focused on questions related to the repeal and
replacement of portions of the Affordable Care Act (ACA). However, issues central to the …

This study investigated ageism among healthcare professionals in various therapeutic
settings in Israel. Using a qualitative approach, the current study aimed to examine …

Background: Palliative care improves care and reduces costs for hospitalized patients with
life-limiting illnesses. There have been no multicenter randomized trials examining impact …

BACKGROUND: Guidelines recommend advanced care planning for terminally ill patients
with< 1 year to live. Few data are available regarding when physicians and their terminally ill …

Objective To identify barriers to and enablers of advance care planning (ACP) perceived by
physicians and other health professionals in primary care. Design Cross-sectional, self …