Implementation of the Patient Self - Determination Act : A Comparison of Nursing Homes to Hospitals Melissa
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or Medicaid funds to provide information about advance directives and the right of patients to refuse medical treatment. Administrators of 155 nursing homes in the state of Georgia completed surveys to assess implementation practices employed to comply with the PSDA mandates, knowledge of the law, and perceived effects of the passage of the PSDA. Responses from nursing home administrators were summarized, reported, and compared to results obtained from Georgia hospitals. Important differences were discovered. Nursing homes routinely provide
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The patient self-determination act and advance directive completion in nursing homes.
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تاریخ انتشار 2006