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Florida’s UF Health wants every patient to have an advance directive

A recent audit of the electronic health records of deceased patients at the University of Florida's Shands Hospital in Gainesville, Fla., found that 47 percent had filed advance directives with UF Health. That represents huge progress from 2013, when the number was more like 6-8 percent, according to Anthony Clarizio, executive director of UF Health Shands HomeCare, but still not good enough.

Report: 18 million seniors need daily assistance

About 18 million seniors need help with activities daily — that’s more than twice as many as previously thought. The report by Milbank Quarterly, “Disability and Care Needs Among Older Americans,” gives a new perspective on the caretakers they depend on. It also points to the size of the opportunity for healthcare entrepreneurs, outlined in […]