Advance Care Planning in the Outpatient Geriatric Medicine Setting.
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- Also identified by DOI 10.1016/j.pop.2017.04.008.
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Abstract
This article describes how to perform advance care planning in the outpatient geriatric medicine setting. The article defines advance care planning and discusses components of advance care planning, such as advance directives, do-not-resuscitate orders, and Physician Orders for Life-Sustaining Treatment. The article describes how to document advance care planning discussions in the clinic and bill Medicare and ways for clinicians to improve their skill at leading these conversations.
Medical subject headings
- Advance Care Planning
- Ambulatory Care
- Health Services for the Aged