Reading Time: 3 minutesInnovations in medicine and successful public health campaigns have contributed to increased life expectancy for Americans. As of 2019, the average life expectancy for someone born in the U.S. was 78.8 years (it dropped to 77.8 in 2020 primarily due to COVID-19). With advancing age comes an increase in chronic conditions that can lead to[…]
Reading Time: < 1 minuteClinicians can facilitate informed healthcare decision making and advance care planning with their patients by accessing ACP Decisions’ content through Epic EHR.  This new capability enables providers to seamlessly prescribe relevant videos or documents that can be easily accessed by their patients. How it works Clinician chooses applicable decision aids from the ACP Decision content[…]
Reading Time: 3 minutesHealthcare technology for seniors plays an increasingly important role. The Baby Boomer generation is reaching senior citizen status en masse, causing the overall U.S. population to get older each year. According to a U.S. Census Bureau report, the number of people age 65 and older has grown by over a third since 2010. It is[…]
