Implementation of an advance directives program in an HMO.
In 1992, Group Health Association (GHA), an HMO in the Washington, DC, metropolitan area, under the auspices of its Ethics Forum, undertook a major and ongoing project to educate its medical staff and patient members about the advantages and uses of advance directives. The following article describes how this project was implemented.
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Group Health Association, Washington, DC 20037.
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