Improving Health Care Proxy Documentation for Patients With Cognitive Impairment in an Acute Care Setting
A structured, case manager-led workflow significantly improved the documentation of health care proxies for patients with cognitive impairment. Future initiatives should integrate nurse-led education on HCP verification and promote interdisciplinary collaboration to enhance advance care planning practices across care teams.
Authors
- Patricia A. MacCulloch
- Fiona S. Koshy
Institutions
- Mount Auburn Hospital (US)
- UMass Memorial Health Care (US)
- Medical Protective (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Professional Case Management
- Published
- 2025-08-08
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1097/ncm.0000000000000826
- Primary Topic
- Palliative Care and End-of-Life Issues
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00