Scholar’s Website Prepares Patients to Make Complex Medical Decisions
February 11, 2013 | Human Capital Blog Post
PrepareForYourCare.org is a free, easy-to-use online resource that guides patients through all the steps of advance care planning.
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Physician Use of Advance Care Planning Discussions in a Diverse Hospitalized Population
July 18, 2010 | Journal Article
This article presents a study of advance care planning among minority hospital patients and physicians. The authors interviewed patients to find out what factors might encourage patients and physicians to engage in advance planning discussions.
"Five Wishes"
December 1, 1998 | Program Result Report
The Florida Commission on Aging with Dignity, a privately funded nonprofit in Tallahassee, Fla., held a series of five community forums in Florida in 1996 and 1997 on a variety of aging and end-of-life issues.
Promoting Excellence in End-of-Life Care
National Program
Program to foster long-term changes in health care institutions to substantially improve care for dying persons and their families.
Advance Planning Helps Consumers Make Better Decisions about Long-Term Care
November 1, 1998 | Program Result Report
The Setting Priorities for Retirement Years Foundation examined how people make decisions about long-term care, the availability of information about long-term care, and the barriers faced in making informed decisions.
Speaking for Dying Patients, Health Care Agents Lack a Voice
April 12, 2004 | Program Result Report
From 1999 to 2003, the Washington-based Partnership for Caring (formerly Choice in Dying) explored how healthcare agents-and the individuals who appoint them-view the role and responsibilities of healthcare agents in making end-of-life treatment decisions.
North Carolina Spreads the Word about End-of-Life Care Rights
October 14, 2004 | Program Result Report
In the period 1999–2002, staff at the Hospice for the Carolinas (later renamed the Carolinas Center for Hospice and End of Life Care), Cary, N.C. helped establish a statewide coalition, the North Carolina End-of-Life Care Coalition.
Tool to Help People with Advance Directives for Their End-of-Life Care Gets Increased Distribution Through Employers
October 1, 2004 | Program Result Report
Staff and consultants with the Commission on Aging with Dignity, a nonprofit organization in Tallahassee, Fla., revised and disseminated the Five Wishes advance directive, which is designed to help people write down their wishes about end-of-life care and discuss them with family members and physicians.
Human Capital News Roundup: Electronic health records, advance care planning, myths about 'death panels,' and more.
January 17, 2013 | Human Capital Blog Post
Around the country, print, broadcast and online media outlets are covering the groundbreaking work of RWJF leaders, scholars, fellows and grantees.
Key Issues in Health Reform
August 20, 2009 | Issue Brief
Proposed health reform legislation aims to shake up the status quo in the delivery of health care and is raising questions about the role of the federal government, how to lower costs, and how to take care of the most seriously ill.