Delivery of targeted prompts increased the frequency with which clinicians and patients with cancer had structured discussions about care goals and preferences, according to results of a randomized controlled trial.Use of “nudges” delivered to both parties resulted in a 79% higher likelihood of documented serious illness conversations within 60 days compared with no use of nudges.

A combination of clinician and patient prompts worked best, but talks remained infrequent

Delivery of targeted prompts increased the frequency with which clinicians and patients with cancer had structured discussions about care goals and preferences, according to…