Advance Care Planning Practices in Caring for Vulnerable Elders with Multiple Chronic Conditions

Description

To examine the impact of the palliative care program on the patterns of ACP documentation in EHR of a sample of patients with MCC and serious illnesses and are eligible for palliative care.

Ming Tai-Seale, PhD, MPH, is the lead PI.
Ellis Dillon, PhD, is the Co-PI.
Christine Ritchie, MD, University of California San Francisco, serves as OAIC Pepper Center mentor.

Principal Investigator

Ellis C. Dillon, Ph.D.

Funder

National Institute on Aging (through Health Care Systems Research Network and the Older American Independence) Centers AGING Initiative)

Start Date

April 01, 2015

End Date

March 31, 2016

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