If you were 90 and your heart was failing, would you want a hospital to do everything it could to keep you alive? Or would you just want your pain controlled while nature took its course? Whatever ...
POLST is a medical order signed by a health care provider based on patient%27s wishes for end-of-life care The National POLST Task Force Initiative has endorsed POLST programs in 16 states Supporters ...
Dr. Susan Tolle, M.D., of the OHSU Center for Ethics in Health Care explains the POLST Registry One of Oregon's most successful health care innovations will celebrate a noteworthy anniversary in a few ...
PORTLAND, Ore. – In its first 365 days, the Oregon POLST Registry has received more than 40,000 POLST forms from Oregonians with advanced illness or frailty. These individuals have chosen to ...
A 92-year-old woman resides in an assisted-living facility in Oregon and has extensive inoperable coronary artery disease, becoming breathless moving from her bed to the chair. Capable of decisions, ...
Do you know how or where you want to die? At home? In a hospital? What measures you want doctors to take to prolong your life? In Oregon and more than a dozen other states, adults who are old and ...
St. Charles Health System first to activate this interoperability in Oregon through Epic EHR, enabling real-time access for clinicians and first responders This achievement was made possible through ...
On the heels of my colleague James M. Berklan’s discussion about how little we know about our loved ones’ preferences for end-of-life care, there’s a sign of progress in Oregon. It comes down to a ...
Oregon's end-of-life medical directive form, or POLST form, will no longer include the option of having a feeding tube. Feeding tubes are surgically inserted through the abdomen wall and deliver food.
POLST forms are portable medical orders that document a patient’s treatment preferences during medical emergencies, such as resuscitation instructions, when they may not be able to communicate their ...
Do you know how or where you want to die? At home? In a hospital? What measures you want doctors to take to prolong your life? In Oregon and more than a dozen other states, adults who are old and ...
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