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Advance Care Planning Claims and Health Care Utilization Among Seriously Ill Patients Near the End of Life.

Ashana DC, Chen X, Agiro A, Sridhar G, Nguyen A, Barron J, Haynes K, Fisch M, Debono D, Halpern SD, Harhay MO

Published

October 31st, 2019

Appears In

JAMA Network Open

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Abstract

Although advance care planning is known to increase patient and caregiver satisfaction, its association with health care utilization is not well understood. This study aims to examine the association between billed advance care planning encounters and subsequent health care utilization among seriously ill patients.

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