Advance Care Planning in a Geriatric Primary Care Clinic: A Retrospective Chart Review.

Ariana BarkleyMike LiquoriAmy T CunninghamJohn LiantonioBrooke WorsterSusan Parks

Published in: The American journal of hospice & palliative care (2018)

The rate of ACP documentation (34.6%) was lower than the average among US adults aged 65 and over (45.6%); further, most patients with ACP documentation did not have an AD or POA on file. The authors plan to reevaluate ACP statistics in the same office following a future intervention.

Keyphrases

advance care planning
primary care
randomized controlled trial
current status
general practice
electronic health record