Health Care Advance Directives

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Shared Decision-Making with Diverse Patients

This is a five episode conference on shared decision-making, produced by the Stanford Geriatric Education Center in 2015. https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLa9zTEPoIDSeXxCN-D6ohzvOWCXly--Gd

• Health Care Advance Directives

Writing your advance healthcare directive or living will so it will work in the hospital

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Patient Self-Determination Act, 42 U.S. Code § 1395cc(f) & 42 U.S. Code § 1396a(w)

The federal Patient Self-Determination Act, passed in 1990 and effective on December 1, 1991, requires most health care providers to…

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Terry v. Red River Ctr. Corp., 942 So. 2d 1238 (La. Ct. App. 2006)

Plaintiff's daughter sued the nursing home after it asked EMTs to revive Doris Lee; Ms. Lee had a DNR. There…

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Patient’s Right to Direct Health Decisions Affirmed

On July 5, 2016, in Doctors Hospital of Augusta v. Alicea, 299 Ga. 315 (2016), the Georgia Supreme Court affirmed…