RECORDED WEBINAR: How to Develop End of Life Processes for the ACO’s Care Continuum

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 Download Slides  Over 30 million US citizens are members of an ACO. While ACOs have strong incentives to adopt advance care planning (ACP) for long-term success, one out of five ACOs have few or no end-of-life processes in place. Although ACP can be difficult to coordinate across various care settings, there are processes that…

5 steps to ensure your patients—like my husband—receive the end-of-life care they want

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It was my first bereavement group meeting. One after another, people recounted heart-wrenching tales full of tears, anger, regret and loneliness over the loss of their spouse. Their partners had died in hospitals, with medical personnel trying to work miracles right up to the bitter end. They did not feel good about their spouses’ medical…