Johns Hopkins: Advance Directives in Electronic Health Records Linked to Less Burdensome End-of-Life Care and Hospital Death, Study Finds
May 27, 2026
May 27, 2026
BALTIMORE, Maryland, May 27 -- Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg School of Public Health issued the following news release:
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Advance Directives in Electronic Health Records Linked to Less Burdensome End-of-Life Care and Hospital Death, Study Finds
The protective effects appeared weaker or absent among patients living with dementia and Black patients
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For older adults nearing the end of life, having an advance directive docum . . .
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Advance Directives in Electronic Health Records Linked to Less Burdensome End-of-Life Care and Hospital Death, Study Finds
The protective effects appeared weaker or absent among patients living with dementia and Black patients
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For older adults nearing the end of life, having an advance directive docum . . .