Anticipatory Advance Care Planning Visits and COVID-19 Treatment Intensity Among Medicare Fee-for-Service Beneficiaries: A Retrospective Observational Study
Providers followed recommendations to conduct anticipatory COVID-19 ACP with their high-risk patients, which was associated with reduced COVID-19 treatment intensity. This underscores the need for effective identification and dissemination of clinical risk factors in the next pandemic to guide anticipatory decision making.
Authors
- Vrushabh P. Ladage
- Deanna Chyn (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7431-2777)
- Ellen R. Meara (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0211-1970)
- Amber E. Barnato (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1080-6270)
Institutions
- Dartmouth College (US)
- Dartmouth Institute for Health Policy and Clinical Practice (US)
- National Bureau of Economic Research (US)
- Harvard University (US)
- Dartmouth Psychiatric Research Center (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of General Internal Medicine
- Published
- 2025-12-12
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1007/s11606-025-09638-9
- Primary Topic
- Palliative Care and End-of-Life Issues
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00