In 2019, Kaiser Permanente Mid-Atlantic States launched the Virtual Home Care Program to provide care and support at home for patients with complex medical conditions such as congestive heart failure ...

Data has shown that roughly one-quarter of traditional Medicare spending for healthcare is for services provided to Medicare beneficiaries in their last year of life—a proportion that has remained ...

In an era of marketing a new generation of primary care services, employers and benefits teams are inundated with pitches around “advanced” primary care. For some in employee benefits, the lingo may ...

As a physician assistant for 25 years, I’ve worked in a variety of settings and with patients of all ages. The one constant has been my passion for making sure I align my patients’ care with their ...

During a medical emergency or a serious illness or at the end of life, questions may arise about a patient’s medical treatment and how their care team should proceed. In instances where the patient is ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Rates of end-of-life conversations and completion of advance directives increased after the intervention. The ...

Advance care planning is about much more than just age. It is the process of communicating information about a patient’s diagnosis, treatment options, life goals, values and wishes. It often involves ...

Advance directives are legal documents that outline your preferences regarding major medical decisions. The two main types are a living will and a durable power of attorney. An advance directive is ...

Nursing homes could soon be measured on their ability to capture advance care planning documents for their patients, according to a federal publication. On Monday, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid ...