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Advance Care Planning in the Outpatient Geriatric Medicine Setting
Journal article   Peer reviewed

Advance Care Planning in the Outpatient Geriatric Medicine Setting

Bryan David Struck, Elizabeth Aubrey Brown and Stefani Madison
Primary care, Vol.44(3), pp.511-518
09/01/2017
DOI: 10.1016/j.pop.2017.04.008
PMID: 28797376

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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.
Advance Care Planning Advance Directives Aged Ambulatory Care Health Services for the Aged Humans Medicare Resuscitation Orders United States

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