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In January 2017, VA’s National Center for Ethics in Health Care released Handbook 1004.3, “Life Sustaining Treatment Decisions: Eliciting, Documenting, and Honoring Patients’ Values, Goals and Preferences.” Through this handbook, practitioners throughout all VA care delivery settings will be required to:
The overall goal of Long-Term Care QUERI is to support the Veteran-centered implementation of Goals of Care Conversations specifically in Community Living Centers (CLCs) and in Home Based Primary Care (HBPC). Veterans in these settings are often vulnerable and frail, and may face critical decisions about their care. Long-Term Care QUERI investigators are accomplishing the overall impact goal through the following aims:
This QUERI national program is expected to have an impact on Veterans’ health and the VA healthcare system. GoC conversations with Veterans and their families ensure that the treatment they are receiving is concordant with Veterans’ preferences. For example, a Veteran may express their preference for receiving care in a community living center rather than being hospitalized for acute care problems. As Veterans receive care in accordance with their preferences, we anticipate improved patient care experiences and satisfaction.
Principal Investigators: Anne Sales, PhD, RN (Corresponding PI), Mary Ersek, PhD, and Orna Intrator, PhD.
Principal Operational Partners: VA Geriatrics and Extended Care, VACO GEC Operations, National Center for Ethics in Health Care, and the Office of Nursing Services.