Organizational Commitment Statements

Statements of Commitment in Response to Dying in America: Improving Quality and Honoring Individual Preferences Near the End of Life

To provide opportunities for organizations to discuss and share plans of action related to recommendations in the Dying in America report, the IOM is collecting statements describing organizational goals or commitments to action in one or more of the recommendation areas. The following organizations have submitted formal statements:

Advance Healthcare Planning LLC				Hospice and Palliative Care Association of New York State
Aetna				Hospice and Palliative Credentialing Center
American Academy of Nursing				Hospice and Palliative Nurses Association
American College of Emergency Physicians				Hospice and Palliative Nurses Foundation
American College of Physicians				Medalogix
American College of Surgeons				Mukerji, ER, Independent Consultant
American Cancer Society				National Alliance for Hispanic Health
American Nurses Association				National Coalition for Hospice and Palliative Care
Autistic Self Advocacy Network				National Council on Independent Living
Boston Cancer Policy Institute				New York University School of Nursing
California Department of Health Care Services				Not Dead Yet
Cambia Health Solutions				Pew Charitable Trusts
Campaign to End Unwanted Medical Treatment				ROYL LLC
Coalition for Compassionate Care of California				St. John Providence Health System
Collaborative for Palliative Care, Inc.				Stanford Center on Longevity
Compassion and Choices				Supportive Care Coalition
Conversations of a Lifetime/Hospice of Cincinnati				The Conversation Project
C-TAC				Trinity Health
Gundersen Health System				University of Florida Health
Hastings Center				Veterans Health Administration

The IOM welcomes further statements describing goals or commitments to improving end-of-life care. Submit statements by e-mail, as Word or PDF documents, to Laura DeStefano, IOM communications officer, at ldestefano@nas.edu. Complete submission guidelines appear below.

Submission guidelines:

Statements should, to the extent possible, respond to the recommendations of the IOM report by describing current or planned actions in the following areas: 1) person-centered, family-oriented care; 2) clinician-patient communication and advance care planning; 3) professional education and development; 4) policies and payment systems; or 5) public education and engagement.

Statements should be 500 words or less. If applicable, you may include a link to a longer statement on your website.
Statements should describe organizational (rather than personal) commitments.
Statements responding to the prompt may be posted on the IOM website.
Statements will not be edited without written approval from the submitting organization.
The IOM may choose not to post submissions that are not responsive to the prompt.

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