Additional ACP Decisions Videos Re-Certified by the Washington State Health Care Authority
Published December 12, 2022
Reading Time: 2 minutes ACP Decisions is pleased to announce that an additional four of its decision aids focused on end-of-life care have been re-certified by the Washington State Health Care Authority (“WSHCA”). ACP Decisions now has a total of twenty of its decision aids that have been re-certified by the WSHCA. This certification is valid for five years. The […]
ACP Decisions Videos Re-Certified by the Washington State Health Care Authority
Published March 21, 2022
Reading Time: 2 minutes ACP Decisions is pleased to announce that ten of its decision aids focused on end-of-life care have been re-certified by the Washington State Health Care Authority. ACP Decisions is one of a few organizations in the U.S. to receive certification within the end-of-life care category. This certification is valid for five years. Washington was the […]
U.S. News article on Solo Aging cites ACP Decisions’ co-founder Dr. Angelo Volandes
Published October 8, 2020
Reading Time: < 1 minutes In the recently published U.S. News article Looking Ahead to Solo Old Age, several experts – including ACP Decisions co-founder Dr. Angelo Volandes – weigh in on the importance of planning early, especially for those approaching older age on their own (i.e. solo agers). Per the article, “the rate of childlessness among boomers now in their […]
ACP Decisions Receives Certification for Two Additional Patient Decision Aids from Washington State
Published August 5, 2019
Reading Time: 2 minutes ACP Decisions is pleased to announce that two more of its decision aids focused on end-of-life care have been certified by the Washington State Health Care Authority. ACP Decisions is one of a few organizations in the U.S. to receive certification within the end-of-life care category. Washington was the first state to establish a formal […]
A Conversation with ACP Decisions Co-Founder & CEO
Published May 13, 2019
Reading Time: 5 minutes As a pioneering organization established to empower patients and their families to engage in shared decision making with their healthcare providers, ACP Decisions is a leader in the creation and dissemination of video-based decision aids in the advance care planning space. In the following Q&A, ACP Decisions Co-Founder & CEO Aretha Delight Davis, MD, JD shares her personal journey […]
ACP Decisions Partners with Aetna
Published April 29, 2019
Reading Time: 2 minutes ACP Decisions is pleased to announce a new partnership with Aetna that includes the ACP Decisions Video Library as part of Aetna’s award-winning Compassionate Care Program, which aims to empower members with a serious illness. Aetna Nurse Case Managers will be able to use ACP Decisions’ videos to help guide members, who are at risk for […]
ACP Decisions Receives Certification for 18 Patient Decision Aids from Washington State
Published September 13, 2018
Reading Time: 2 minutes ACP Decisions is pleased to announce that eighteen of its decision aids focused on end-of-life care have been certified by the Washington State Health Care Authority. ACP Decisions is one of only four organizations in the U.S. to receive certification within the end-of-life care category. Washington is the first state to establish a formal process […]
IOM Report Highlights Video Support Tools in EOL Discussions
Published November 25, 2014
Reading Time: < 1 minutes The Institute of Medicine (IOM) recently released a comprehensive report on care near the end of life in the United States entitled “Dying in America: Improving Quality & Honoring Individual Preferences Near the End of Life.” This report builds on the 1998 IOM report “Approaching Death: Improving Care at the End of Life.” The report […]
ACP Decisions featured in Atlantic Magazine
Published April 25, 2013
Reading Time: < 1 minutes The May 2013 edition of The Atlantic just released a feature article (“How Not to Die”) by Jonathan Rauch about Dr. Volandes and ACP Decisions™ “low-tech, high-empathy plan” to revolutionize end-of-life care. The article not only tells the story behind the creation of ACP Decisions™ but also describes its videos as “inexpensive and low-tech,” highlighting that […]
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