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