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Timing Prompts for Advance Care Planning Discussions and Advance Directive Completion

JAMA Network Open 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2026.28366

August 10, 2026 at 11:00 AM EDT

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In this cohort of primary care patients with serious illness, an ACP intervention designed to engage patients and promote ACP discussions was associated with greater uptake if delivered before an office visit.

Corresponding Author: Neil S. Wenger, MD, MPH, UCLA Division of General Internal Medicine and Health Services Research, 1100 Glendon Ave, Ste 850, Los Angeles, CA 90024 (nwenger@mednet.ucla.edu).

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