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Implementation Of An Evidence Based Screening Protocol To Improve The Diagnosis Of Dementia In A Home-Based Primary Care Setting, Lauren Liesbeth Sutton
Implementation Of An Evidence Based Screening Protocol To Improve The Diagnosis Of Dementia In A Home-Based Primary Care Setting, Lauren Liesbeth Sutton
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Dementia is a major public health concern that is both debilitating and deleterious to those afflicted with its various forms. The number of those living with dementia is increasing exponentially as the population continues to rise, with 46.8 million people worldwide currently afflicted with dementia (Chow et al., 2018). Dementia causes cognitive impairment that is severe enough to affect everyday function (Chow et al., 2018). The impairment and disability resulting from dementia indicates a significant health problem in primary care. Findings from research studies indicate that prophylactic and periodic screening for dementia can heighten provider suspicion and translate into earlier …
Improving Advance Care Planning Documentation In A Home Based Primary Care Program, Emily Radtke
Improving Advance Care Planning Documentation In A Home Based Primary Care Program, Emily Radtke
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Advance care planning (ACP) is an importance process of reflection and communication regarding one’s preferences for future health care (Hagen et al., 2015). Findings from research indicate that advance care planning supports patient autonomy, improves quality of end-of-life, and increases patient and provider satisfaction (Bischoff at al., 2013; Brinkman-Stoppelenburg et al., 2014). To promote advance care planning discussion, the Centers for Medicare and Medicare Services (2016) made a decision to compensate health care providers for face-to-face conversations regarding future treatment associated with serious illness, offering two new current procedural terminology billing codes for ACP. The Plan-Do-Study-Act model (AHRQ, 2018) was …