Open AccessExpanding and Enhancing Advance Care Planning to Promote Goal-Concordant Care
Author(s) -
Brian Wood,
Gary S. Winzelberg
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
north carolina medical journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.283
H-Index - 24
eISSN - 2379-4313
pISSN - 0029-2559
DOI - 10.18043/ncm.81.4.242
Subject(s) - advance care planning , directive , medicine , nursing , process (computing) , process management , business , palliative care , computer science , programming language , operating system
Advance care planning (ACP) is associated with benefits for seriously ill patients, caregivers, and clinicians. As ACP usage expands, there should be greater emphasis on supporting an ongoing communication process among patients, families, and clinicians, as well as removing barriers for advance directive document completion and retrieval.
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