Increasing healthcare proxy documentation in an intensive care unit: a quality improvement initiative

In New York State, the Health Care Proxy Law allows patients to designate a person they trust to make medical decisions on their behalf should they lose the capacity to do so. In an Intensive Care Unit (ICU) setting, identification of a health care proxy (HCP) is especially important as patients are...

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Published in:BMJ Open Quality
Main Authors: Lina Miyakawa, Steven Lim, Aphrodite Megaris, Jason Filopei, Patricia Dharapak
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMJ Publishing Group 2024-07-01
Online Access:https://bmjopenquality.bmj.com/content/13/3/e002854.full