Table 4.
Suggested Improvements to Completing the Advance Directive (AD)
| 2013 (N = 740) | 2017 (N = 924) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Inpatient & Outpatient |
Inpatient & Outpatient |
Inpatient | Outpatient | |
| Suggested Improvements | (%) | (%) | (%) | (%) |
| Develop pop-up reminder in EHR | 53 | - | - | - |
| Develop AD algorithm or flow chart | 50 | - | - | - |
| Short in-services | 25 | - | - | - |
| One-on-one education with palliative care champion |
19 | - | - | - |
| Develop scripted phrases for AD conversations |
16 | - | - | - |
| Dedicated staff to facilitate advance care planning (ACP) |
- | 53 | 30 | 23 |
| Education | - | 47 | 19 | 28 |
| Physician commitment to ACP | - | 33 | 19 | 14 |
| Administrative commitment to ACP | - | 22 | 10 | 12 |
Note: Total does not equal 100% as respondents may have offered more than one suggestion.
Survey options for potential suggested improvements varied by survey year. A dash (-) indicates answer options not included that year.