R Lynae Roberts, Desh P Mohan, Katelin D Cherry, Samantha Sanky, Taylor R Huffman, Christina Lukasko, Anthony Comito, Dara Hashemi, Zachary K Menn, Tatiana Y Fofanova, Julia D Andrieni
BACKGROUND: Advance care planning (ACP), a process of sharing one's values and preferences for future medical treatments, can improve quality of life, reduce loved ones' anxiety, and decrease unwanted medical utilization and costs. Despite benefits to patients and health care systems, ACP uptake often remains low, due partially to lack of knowledge and difficulty initiating discussions. Digital tools may help reduce these barriers to entry. METHODS: We retrospectively examined data from pilot deployment of Koda Health patient-facing ACP among Houston Methodist Coordinated Care patients, for quality improvement (QI) purposes...
October 31, 2023: Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine: JABFM