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What Should An ACP Discussion Include?

Life expectancy should be a component, physician group recommends.

Your physicians may feel uncomfortable with claiming Advance Care Planning payments if they’re not really sure what ACP consists of. Offer these guidelines from the American College of Physicians as a suggestion. The medical society for internal medicine physicians thinks ACP discussions include addressing the patient’s:

  • Current disease state;
  • Disease progression;
  • Available treatments;
  • Cardiopulmonary resuscitation;
  • Life-sustaining measures;
  • Life expectancy considering the patient’s age and comorbidities;
  • Clinical recommendations from the treating physician;
  • Past medical history;
  • Medical documentation/reports; and
  • Responses to previous treatments.

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