title: Policy brief: the Institute of Medicine report Dying in America: Improving quality and honoring individual preferences near the end of life.
abstract: The Institute of Medicine's 2014 report Dying in America: Improving quality and honoring individual preferences near the end of life provides recommendations for creating transformational change in the models of end-of-life care delivery, clinician-patient communication, and advance care planning; improving professional education, reforming policies, and payment systems; and engaging and educating the public toward high-quality, coordinated, and comprehensive care that is person centered and family oriented. This article provides a policy brief of this recently released report. The role of nursing in advancing these recommendations is discussed.
authors: Department of Biobehavioral Health Sciences, NewCourtland Center for Transitions and Health, University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing, Philadelphia, PA. Electronic address: meghanis@nursing.upenn.edu.
authors: Salimah H
authors: SH
authors: Meghani
authors: Department of Nursing Research and Quality Outcomes, Center for Translational Science, Children's National Health System, The George Washington University, Washington, DC.
authors: Pamela S
authors: PS
authors: Hinds
mesh_terms: D032722:Advance Care Planning; D003142:Communication; D006291:Health Policy; D006801:Humans; D015969:National Academies of Science, Engineering, and Medicine, U.S., Health and Medicine Division; D024802:Nurse's Role; D057240:Patient Preference; D013727:Terminal Care / Q000458:organization & administration*; D014481:United States
keywords: Dying in America; End-of-life; Institute of Medicine report; Palliative care; Recommendations