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Advance Care Planning Protocols And Hospitalization, Rehospitalization, And Emergency Department Use In Home Health, Sharon Bigger
Advance Care Planning Protocols And Hospitalization, Rehospitalization, And Emergency Department Use In Home Health, Sharon Bigger
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Aim. The aim of this study was to examine the relationship of advance care planning protocols with hospitalization, rehospitalization, and emergency department use rates in U. S. home health agencies (HHA).
Background. Since 2003, CMS has required HHAs to report on quality outcomes such as hospitalization, rehospitalization, and emergency department use rates, made publicly available online. Advance care planning (ACP) is a conversation about beliefs, goals, values, future treatment choices, and designation of a surrogate decision-maker, that someone has in advance of a health crisis. Most existing studies on ACP have taken place outside of HHAs among populations with serious …