An advance care planning long-term care initiative in response to COVID-19.

Michelle J BerningEmily PalmerTimothy TsaiSusan L MitchellSarah D Berry

Published in: Journal of the American Geriatrics Society (2021)

There was substantial opportunity to increase the proportion of LTC residents with DNH orders during the COVID-19 pandemic through a systematic ACP initiative which utilized real-time EMR data. New directives to avoid hospitalizations were sustained among the majority of residents beyond the peak of the pandemic.

Keyphrases

long term care
coronavirus disease
advance care planning
sars cov
quality improvement
respiratory syndrome coronavirus
electronic health record
data analysis
deep learning