Perhaps no state has done more to document the impact of unrepresented patents than Massachusetts. Following a series of reports and media coverage is yet another story in the Boston Globe.
"Hospital administrators say that too often patients, before they become incapacitated, fail to complete a health care proxy form, a simple document available online that designates a representative to make health care decisions for the patient if they can’t."
"Without that form, incapacitated patients, most often older people with dementia, or younger patients who’ve had a brain injury, get stuck in the hospital as administrators embark on a legal maze seeking a court-appointed guardian."
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