GeriPal

NOVEMBER 7, 2024

We also briefly mention Susan Wong’s terrific studies that found a disconnect between older adults with renal failure’s expressed values, focused on comfort, and their advance care planning and end-of-life care received, which focused on life extension; and another study that found quality of life was sustained until late in the illness course.

Management 116

Management Patient-Centered Patients IT 116

GeriPal

MARCH 24, 2023

So if you think about 100 patients per year, that you need to have some benchmark after going into business to care for so many terminally ill patients. I came to work for VITAS because I needed to move to Florida because my dad had a serious illness, metastatic colon cancer. What I love about VITAS is I report to the CEO. Eric: Okay.

IT 114

IT Provider Patients Family 114

GeriPal

APRIL 10, 2025

I asked emergency medicine clinicians what they thought when a patient who is seriously ill and DNR comes to the ED, and some responded, (paraphrasing), what are they doing here? Most emergency providers wanted to do the right thing for seriously ill patients, but they didnt have the knowledge, skills, or experience to do it.

Patient-Centered 77

Patient-Centered IT Hospital Patients 77