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Key Points Question Can an advance care planning (ACP) video and communication intervention promote ACP for elderly patients during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic? Findings This pre-post, open-cohort nonrandomized controlled trial compared ACP documentation during three 6-month periods: pre–COVID-19 (14 107 patients), COVID-19 wave 1 (12 806 patients), and an intervention period (15 106 patients). The ACP documentation rates were 17.9% in the pre–COVID-19 period, 12.5% in the COVID-19 wave 1 period, and 23.7% in the intervention period; ACP rates during the intervention period were highest compared with the 2 other periods. Meaning The use of an ACP video and communication intervention may promote ACP for elderly adults during the evolving COVID-19 pandemic.