An advance directive is a legally binding document regulated by state laws. Advance directives are subject to The Patient Self-Determination Act (PSDA), 1990, a federal law that encourages individuals ...

An advance directive is a way to tell your loved ones and doctors your wishes if something happens and you can’t speak for yourself. A directive can include the type and extent of your medical care.

One of the lessons learned from the COVID-19 pandemic is that people may be faced with a serious illness or a medical emergency that required vital decisions about their medical care, and sometimes ...

During the COVID-19 pandemic, many people, both old and young were faced with serious illness or a medical emergency that required vital decisions about their medical care, and sometimes those ...

PORTLAND, Ore. (KTVZ) — The Office of Governor Kate Brown and Oregon Health Authority, Public Health Division are seeking applicants for two positions on the state Advance Directive Adoption Committee ...

A recent report published in the Journal of the American Medical Association (2019), reviewed the statutes of 50 states and the District of Columbia governing treatment decisions for incapacitated ...

The Oregon Legislature has passed a bill that essentially updates the state's law regarding advance directives, the documents in which people specify what medical actions should be taken on their ...

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In our ongoing series, Becker’s ASC Review spoke with American Association for Accreditation of Ambulatory Surgery Facilities’ Associate Director of Accreditation Jeanne Henry about the organization’s ...

(Vermont] – Governor Scott declared April 14-16, 2019 Vermont Advance Directive Week. In honor of that declaration, and to celebrate National Healthcare Decisions Day (NHDD) on April 16th, the Vermont ...