Pivoting to serious illness conversations to meet advance care planning quality measures in academic primary care clinics

Key Points

• The research aims to assess the feasibility of implementing serious illness conversations in academic primary care clinics to improve advance care planning.
• Implemented serious illness conversation protocols in academic primary care clinics.
• Provided leadership support and trained champions to promote the protocol's use.
• Identified incentives to encourage primary care providers in the implementation process.
• Increased rates of serious illness conversations completed by primary care providers.
• Demonstrated feasibility of implementing these conversations within a supportive clinic environment.
• Highlighted the importance of leadership and incentives in enhancing care planning efforts.