Honoring Our Patients and Capturing Lost Opportunities: The Financial, Legal, and Practical Benefits of Advance Planning
Posted Mar 20 2009 3:38pm
On Wednesday, April 8, 2009 from 1:00-2:00 pm ET the American Health Lawyers Association Public Interest Committee will sponsor ateleconferencetitled Honoring Our Patients and Capturing Lost Opportunities: The Financial, Legal, and Practical Benefits of Advance Planning
The teleconference will cover:
Improvements in the quality of care when the patient’s wishes are known.
The hospital’s continuing legal obligation to inform their patients about advance directives.
The economic benefits of advance directives for the community.
Tools and methods for communicating with your patients.
Teleconference participants will also receive a DVD of AHLA’s just-released educational video, Loving Conversations: One Family’s Story About the Importance of Advance Healthcare Planning. This video will be extremely helpful in facilitating conversations between you and your client or the healthcare provider and her patient. The DVD provides the viewer with a dramatic look at the difficult decision making process that a family must undergo when a loved one has no advance directive.
On Wednesday, April 8, 2009 from 1:00-2:00 pm ET the American Health Lawyers Association Public Interest Committee will sponsor ateleconferencetitled Honoring Our Patients and Capturing Lost Opportunities: The Financial, Legal, and Practical Benefits of Advance Planning
The teleconference will cover:
Teleconference participants will also receive a DVD of AHLA’s just-released educational video, Loving Conversations: One Family’s Story About the Importance of Advance Healthcare Planning. This video will be extremely helpful in facilitating conversations between you and your client or the healthcare provider and her patient. The DVD provides the viewer with a dramatic look at the difficult decision making process that a family must undergo when a loved one has no advance directive.