KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WATE) — Approximately one in three adults in the United States have any type of advance directive for end-of-life care. According to the AARP, older Americans, especially, should ...

States generally allow a person (principal) to appoint another person (agent) to make health care decisions, receive protected health information, or both on the principal’s behalf. In many states, ...

Filling out an Advance Directive with a loved one. (Get it Done SB photo) If you experienced a life-threatening emergency tomorrow and were unable to speak for yourself, would your loved ones and ...

Every April 16, National Healthcare Decisions Day serves as a critical reminder: While we can’t always control the turbulence of life, we can prepare for a smooth landing. Whenever I fly, I’m reminded ...

Some consider the regular feeding of late-stage dementia patients to be nonnegotiable. Others see it as extending life ...

If you are in a medical crisis and are unable to speak for yourself due to the critical nature of the illness, who will speak for you — from a place of knowledge? Some state their adult children will ...

The Alachua County Commission and Gainesville City Commission have demonstrated their support for advance care planning by proclaiming April 2022 as National Healthcare Decisions Month. The ...

Over the past few years, I’ve been taking care of future planning documentation to help make things easier for my adult children when I am no longer able. I have completed a will, financial and legal ...

Dr. Jay LaBine is the chief medical officer at naviHealth, responsible for advancing value-based care initiatives, overseeing clinical strategies, health service operations, physician leadership and ...