Medical Economics: “Because the heart part is the hard part: an approach for improved advance directive discussions”

“Code status — the decision to use CPR — is just one part of ADs, but ascends to one of the highest priorities when an older adult or a patient with an acute or chronic life-threatening illness presents to the emergency room (ER). In a Journal of Emergency Medicine ER study on 187 high-risk patients, or their surrogate decision makers, 84% noted never having previously discussed code status, and 83% were unaware of their current code status. Therefore, unfortunately, many code status discussions take place in the ER.”

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● “Because the heart part is the hard part: an approach for improved advance directive discussions,” William T. Sheahan, M.D., Medical Economics, 10/28/26:

ARTICLE LINK: https://www.medicaleconomics.com/view/because-the-heart-part-is-the-hard-part-an-approach-for-improved-advance-directive-discussions

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