Have you picked someone to make medical decisions for you if you can’t make them for yourself? Health care advocates say if you haven’t, you should. A recent study found two thirds of Americans have ...

What is a Health Care Proxy? Below is the definition from www.medicinenet.com: Health care proxy: An advance medical directive in the form of a legal document that designates another person (a proxy) ...

Q: Before my husband passed last year, he and I spoke frequently about our health care wishes and decisions. Now that he is gone, I’m worried about who will help me with those decisions if I should ...

The most common patient portal is MyChart, created by Epic Systems. Its popularity can make the experience of using it more seamless for a patient: If you learn how to use it for one provider, then ...

A healthcare proxy is a document that gives someone the power to make healthcare decisions for a person who cannot do so. People may also refer to it as a durable power of attorney for healthcare. On ...

Have you picked someone to make medical decisions for you if you can’t make them for yourself? Health care advocates say if you haven’t, you should. A recent study found two thirds of Americans have ...