July 2022 Release Notes

Wow! July was yet another busy month for the ACP Decisions Team.  We released new video content,  continued our work on our tech infrastructure including another iOS update release.  We've also published another blog post about billing for advance care planning discussions. 

ACP Decisions’ technology infrastructure upgrades and work continue and we always welcome your feedback on how we can better meet your needs and the needs of your patients.

Here's more information on what we've been up to:  

  • Catching Up on Our Most Recent Blog Post
  • What's New in the My ACP Decisions Video Library
  • The Latest Technology Platform Fixes & Enhancements 

Catching Up On Our Most Recent Blog Post

Getting Reimbursed for Advance Care Planning (4 minute read)

Clinicians who do not bill for advance care planning not only miss out on deserved revenue, but also the opportunity to provide care that has many evidence-based benefits for healthcare systems, providers, patients, and their families. This article provides answers to the most common questions about how to get reimbursed for providing ACP services.

What's New in the My ACP Decisions Video Library

In June we released over 20 videos for Korean speaking patients: 

  • Goals of Care Videos: 
    • General Overview 🇰🇷
    • For Patients with Advanced Dementia  🇰🇷
    • For Patients with Advanced Heart Failure  🇰🇷
    • For Patients with Advanced Heart Disease  🇰🇷
    • For Patients with Advanced Liver Disease  🇰🇷
    • For Patients with Advanced Cancer  🇰🇷
    • For Patients with Advanced Lung Disease  🇰🇷
    • For Patients with Advanced Dementia  🇰🇷
  • CPR Videos: 
    • General Overview 🇰🇷
    • For Patients with Advanced Dementia  🇰🇷
    • For Patients with Advanced Heart Failure  🇰🇷
    • For Patients with Advanced Heart Disease  🇰🇷
    • For Patients with Advanced Liver Disease  🇰🇷
    • For Patients with Advanced Cancer  🇰🇷
    • For Patients with Advanced Lung Disease  🇰🇷
    • For Patients with Advanced Dementia  🇰🇷
  • What is Palliative Care?  🇰🇷
  • The Conversation 🇰🇷
  • Advance Directives 🇰🇷
  • Choosing a Health Care Agent 🇰🇷
  • Choosing a Health Care Agent Before Surgery 🇰🇷

The Latest Technology Platform Fixes & Enhancement

👷🔨Ongoing Infrastructure Update🔨👷

In July, we released another update to the ACP Decisions iOS mobile app. This update improved the video viewing experience, added password reset functionality, improved the app's analytics, and addressed miscellaneous bugs.  We also completed the last phase of our AWS migration and we will continue to deploy improvements throughout the rest of the year.

We are nearing the tail end of our Android mobile app rebuild to improve its user features and performance. Stay tuned!