title: Advance directives: making them more available to hospitals patients.
abstract: This article details methods developed to facilitate patients' understanding and execution of an advance directive (e.g., living will, treatment preferences, and durable power of attorney for healthcare). The approach takes advantage of the computerization of patient records, using automatically generated e-mail messages sent to an advance directives consultation team.
authors.affiliation: Ann Arbor VA Medical Center, MI, USA.
authors.forename: H A
authors.initials: HA
authors.lastname: Buchtel
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Anderson
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Adams
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Johnson-Greene
mesh_terms: D016223:Advance Directives / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D003195:Computer Communication Networks; D017598:Efficiency, Organizational; D005568:Forms and Records Control; D015285:Hospital-Patient Relations; D006787:Hospitals, Veterans / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006801:Humans; D008499:Medical Records; D008824:Michigan; D009936:Organizational Innovation; D016134:Organizational Policy; D010353:Patient Education as Topic / Q000458:organization & administration*