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Done Right, Advance Care Planning Can Reduce High-Acuity Utilization

Hospice News

When advanced care planning first came out, it was really this transactional process of completing an advance directive, which includes designating a health care surrogate and completing a living will. It requires careful communication designed to identify what is most important to patients. The hospice indicator is stratified.

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POA: Understanding the Need for Essential Documents

Traditions Health

There are several legal and medical forms you can use to help capture your wishes — from advance directives and living wills to physician orders for life-sustaining treatment and do-not-resuscitate (DNR) orders. Find more resources to help you in your home, health, hospice, or palliative care journey.

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Hospice Does Not Require a DNR

1-800-HOSPICE

One common myth about hospice is that patients must forgo the option to be resuscitated when dying. While most patients in hospice make an advance directive stating a preference to not be resuscitated or intubated, this is not a requirement. DNR stands for “do not resuscitate.” If there is any doubt, they will resuscitate.

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Surrogate Decision Making: Bernie Lo and Laurie Dornbrand

GeriPal

She was resuscitated by EMS, but did not regain higher brain function, and was eventually diagnosed as being in a persistent vegetative state. I remember there was an Archives article from, or Annals, I forget, it was probably called Archives back then, Resuscitating Advanced Directives. Bernie: So let me flip it around.

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An Introduction to Advance Directives

Traditions Health

The term advance directive is also at times referred to as a living will as it varies from state to state. If you want to be resuscitated if your heartbeat stops. As the disease progresses, you may begin thinking more about Do-Not-Resuscitate orders and mechanical ventilation. If you want your organs to be donated.