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Identification of Outreach Recipients. Electronic health record (EHR) report to identify English-speaking patients with a patient portal account. Two hundred patients were reviewed for eligibility as follows: (A) excluded for lack of Medical Durable Power of Attorney (MDPOA) document in EHR, and (B) excluded for cognitive impairment. *Thirteen patients had both an MDPOA and cognitive impairment. Eligible patients were sent portal outreach message. If portal message was unread at 14 days, patients were mailed an outreach postcard. Advance care planning (ACP) outcomes were collected at 1 year.
Tables
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Characteristics of Primary Care Patients Who Received an Advance Care Planning Portal-Based Outreach Initiative (n = 105)
Characteristic N (%) Age, Mean ± SD 77.7 ± 5.9 Female 67 (64) Patient registry Cancer 41 (39) Diabetes 18 (17) Chronic kidney disease 15 (14) Congestive heart failure 4 (3.8) Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease 12 (11) Value-based payment program Comprehensive Primary Care Plus 47 (45) Medicare Shared Savings Program 46 (44) Advance care planning documentation at baseline Living will 7 (6.7) MOST form 13 (12) No ACP documents, but has provider documentation of orally appointed decision maker 61 (58) ACP, advance care planning; MOST, Medical Orders for Scope of Treatment; SD, standard deviation.
