Patient Engagement HIT Article on Lifelong Healthcare Planning
The John A. Hartford Foundation's physician poll on advance care planning is cited in an article in Patient Engagement HIT.com.
"Lifelong Healthcare Planning Must Trump Advance Care Planning" pointed out that, despite the fact that Medicare began reimbursing clinicians in January 2016 for delivering advance care planning services that identified patient end-of-life healthcare needs and preferences, only 14 percent of clinicians are engaging patients in healthcare planning. This is despite the positive results of advance care planning, as a 2016 JAMA study found, "healthcare planning improved quality of life scores for stem cell transplant patients. Patients experienced less depression, anxiety, and post-traumatic stress disorder symptoms."
To read the article, click here.