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Review
. 2017 Sep;44(3):511-518.
doi: 10.1016/j.pop.2017.04.008.

Advance Care Planning in the Outpatient Geriatric Medicine Setting

Bryan David Struck  1 , Elizabeth Aubrey Brown  2 , Stefani Madison  3
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Advance Care Planning in the Outpatient Geriatric Medicine Setting

Bryan David Struck et al. Prim Care. 2017 Sep.

Abstract

This article describes how to perform advance care planning in the outpatient geriatric medicine setting. The article defines advance care planning and discusses components of advance care planning, such as advance directives, do-not-resuscitate orders, and Physician Orders for Life-Sustaining Treatment. The article describes how to document advance care planning discussions in the clinic and bill Medicare and ways for clinicians to improve their skill at leading these conversations.

Keywords: Advance care planning; Advance directive; Geriatric medicine clinic; POLST.

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