Improve Advance Care Planning: A Brief Report Discussing Goals of Care Interventions to Improve Communication Among Health Care Teams and Patients Maximizing the Use of the Electronic Health Record Tools

A key element of advance care planning (ACP) is the goals of care (GOC) conversation between the provider and the patient. The value of meaningful GOC conversations for the patient, provider, and health care institution is well documented. However, if the GOC documentation is buried in the medical record, not well defined, or poorly documented, that value is squandered.