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<\/a><\/p>\nAdvance care planning <\/a>is essential in ensuring that individuals receive the care they want and expect at the end of their life. The following is a list of eight advance care planning <\/a>lessons:<\/p>\n 1. Most Advance Directives Aren\u2019t Worth the Paper They Are Written On<\/strong><\/p>\n Only a handful of adults create a health-care advance directive, and they typically use a standardized form that doesn\u2019t provide much useful clinical guidance. Even if someone takes the time to complete a directive, there is no guarantee that it will be followed. Often times healthcare providers aren\u2019t aware that the directive exists, or if they know, it\u2019s not in the medical record or easily accessible in the record.<\/p>\n (Related:\u00a0Majority of Hospitals Fail a Medicare Test<\/a>)<\/p>\n 2. The Real Legal Task of Advance Care Planning Is Appointing and Informing a Health-Care Agent<\/strong><\/p>\n At common law, the authority of an agent to act for an incapacitated principal didn\u2019t exist. The power is (more…)<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Advance care planning is essential in ensuring that individuals receive the care they want and expect at the end of their life. The following is a list of eight advance care planning lessons: 1. Most Advance Directives Aren\u2019t Worth the…<\/span><\/p>\n