Scholar’s Website Prepares Patients to Make Complex Medical Decisions
February 11, 2013 | Human Capital Blog Post
PrepareForYourCare.org is a free, easy-to-use online resource that guides patients through all the steps of advance care planning.
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Physician Use of Advance Care Planning Discussions in a Diverse Hospitalized Population
July 18, 2010 | Journal Article
This article presents a study of advance care planning among minority hospital patients and physicians. The authors interviewed patients to find out what factors might encourage patients and physicians to engage in advance planning discussions.
Ladder to Leadership Alum Works to Help Patients Die with Dignity
April 28, 2010 | Story
RWJF Program is supporting Andrea Prudom's efforts to educate physicians about initiating advance planning discussions with patients.
"Five Wishes"
December 1, 1998 | Program Result
The Florida Commission on Aging with Dignity, a privately funded nonprofit in Tallahassee, Fla., held a series of five community forums in Florida in 1996 and 1997 on a variety of aging and end-of-life issues.
Promoting Excellence in End-of-Life Care
National Program
Program to foster long-term changes in health care institutions to substantially improve care for dying persons and their families.
Key Issues in Health Reform
August 20, 2009 | Issue Brief
Health Affairs and RWJF explore the debate over advance-care planning, controlling Medicare spending and the government’s role in health care.
Speaking for Dying Patients, Health Care Agents Lack a Voice
April 12, 2004 | Program Result
From 1999 to 2003, the Washington-based Partnership for Caring (formerly Choice in Dying) explored how healthcare agents-and the individuals who appoint them-view the role and responsibilities of healthcare agents in making end-of-life treatment decisions.
North Carolina Spreads the Word about End-of-Life Care Rights
October 14, 2004 | Program Result
In the period 1999–2002, staff at the Hospice for the Carolinas (later renamed the Carolinas Center for Hospice and End of Life Care), Cary, N.C. helped establish a statewide coalition, the North Carolina End-of-Life Care Coalition.
Tool to Help People with Advance Directives for Their End-of-Life Care Gets Increased Distribution Through Employers
October 1, 2004 | Program Result
Staff and consultants with the Commission on Aging with Dignity, a nonprofit organization in Tallahassee, Fla., revised and disseminated the Five Wishes advance directive, which is designed to help people write down their wishes about end-of-life care and discuss them with family members and physicians.
Advance Planning Helps Consumers Make Better Decisions about Long-Term Care
November 1, 1998 | Program Result
The Setting Priorities for Retirement Years Foundation examined how people make decisions about long-term care, the availability of information about long-term care, and the barriers faced in making informed decisions.