A Multicenter Study to Identify Clinician Barriers to Participating in Goals of Care Discussions in Long-term Care

Long-term care (LTC) is an important setting for goals of care (GoC) discussions. Understanding clinician barriers to GoC discussions could identify opportunities for LTC-specific interventions to improve quantity and quality of GoC discussions in the context of serious illness.

Source: Journal of the American Medical Directors Association - October 27, 2019 Category: Health Management Authors: Henry Y.H. Siu, Dawn Elston, Neha Arora, Amie Vahrmeyer, Sharon Kaasalainen, Paula Chidwick, Michelle Howard, Daren K. Heyland Tags: Original Study Source Type: research