Implementing advance care planning consults can increase advance directive completion rates. The authors demonstrate the impact of consults on completed advance directives in the medical record.

ORLANDO, Fla. (Ivanhoe Newswire) – If you experience a catastrophic accident or illness that leaves you unconscious or unable to communicate, do your loved ones know what your wishes are? In the U.S., ...

January is national “Get Organized” month. When we think about organizing, pictures of filing cabinets and clean closets may come to mind. But today’s focus is on organizing and communicating ...

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During the COVID-19 pandemic, many people, both old and young were faced with serious illness or a medical emergency that required vital decisions about their medical care, and sometimes those ...

November is national caregiver month and hopefully many of the local caregivers attended Friday’s annual Caregiver Conference hosted by Maui County Office on Aging. If not, put it on your calendar for ...

Jennifer Lagemann is a former family caregiver, as well as a professional caregiver and administrator at home care agencies. She works as a writer and researcher, helping care providers create patient ...

The practice of medicine involves a lot of paperwork, and not just for doctors. Even if they’re already stacking piles of co-pay bills, benefits estimate statements and reminder cards for long-past ...

About two out of three U.S. adults don’t have any kind of advance directive. These legal documents – "living wills" and health care powers of attorney – let you communicate your end-of-life health ...

Individuals with advance directives are more likely to receive palliative care and are less likely to die in a hospital, a new study finds. Medicare expenditures for enrollees with advance directives ...

Every April 16, National Healthcare Decisions Day serves as a critical reminder: While we can’t always control the turbulence of life, we can prepare for a smooth landing. Whenever I fly, I’m reminded ...

States generally allow a person (principal) to appoint another person (agent) to make health care decisions, receive protected health information, or both on the principal’s behalf. In many states, ...