PORTSMOUTH, Va. (WAVY) — Chances are each of us knows someone facing the challenge of a chronic and serious medical condition. Planning in advance for when you may not be able to speak for yourself ...

Interdisciplinary implementation of a synoptic reporting template for melanoma nodal surveillance ultrasound. This is an ASCO Meeting Abstract from the 2023 ASCO Quality Care Symposium. This abstract ...

If you have questions or need guidance in preparing your advance care planning documents, please contact us and a staff member will be glad to assist you or connect you with your clinic social worker.

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. HUNTSVILLE, Ala. — Huntsville Hospital ...

Advance directives are legal documents that outline your preferences regarding major medical decisions. The two main types are a living will and a durable power of attorney. An advance directive is ...

Medicare recognizes the importance of end-of-life planning and what you’d like your future care to look like. Its advance care planning benefit is part of your annual wellness appointment. During your ...

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.

Several triggers, such as consultations for malignancy and heart failure, noted in electronic health records (EHRs) of older adults were associated with mortality. The initiation of advance care ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . A multilevel care intervention increase advanced care planning versus clinician-level intervention alone for ...

Because of this, experts at UW Health are encouraging patients to have a plan for who should make their healthcare choices if they’re suddenly unable to. It's especially important in Wisconsin because ...