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POLST orders resulted in goal-concordant care in 99% of cases in Kaiser Permanent Northern California study

January 9, 2018

“The Progression of End-of-Life Wishes and Concordance with End-of-Life Care,” a brief report authored by Jennifer Hopping-Winn, LCSW, Juliette Mullin, MPH, MBA, Laurel March, MA, Michelle Caughey, MD, Melissa Stern,…
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Rebuttal to proposed POLST replacement (MOELI) published in JAMDA

December 6, 2017

A rebuttal to the September 2017 editorial “Standardizing Protection of Patients’ Rights From POLST to MOELI (Medical Orders for End-of-Life Intervention)” by Richard B. Stuart, DSW, ABPP, and Stephen Thielke,…
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Colorado MOST study reveals high quality POLST use in heart failure patients

November 6, 2017

“Use of Medical Orders for Scope of Treatment for Heart Failure Patients During Postacute Care in Skilled Nursing Facilities,” by Hillary Lum, MD, PhD, Oluyomi Obafemi MD, Joanna Dukes MS,…
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OPTIMISTIC Research study: POLST most effective and helpful tool in nursing home care

November 6, 2017

Introduction: Study authors Mary Ersek, PhD, RN, Susan E. Hickman, PhD, Anne C. Thomas, PhD, ANP-BC, GNP, FAANP, Brittany Bernard, BS, and Kathleen T. Unroe, MD, MHA, published a paper,…
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Clinical research studies: Decision aids as an intervention for end-of-life discussion for dementia patients

October 2, 2017

This year, several papers were published based on the clinical research work of a group of investigators primarily located at the University of North Carolina and University of Central Florida….
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Association of Physician Orders for Life-Sustaining Treatment (POLST) Form Use With End-of-Life Care Quality Metrics in Patients With Cancer

July 28, 2017

Research by Sandra L. Pedraza, Stacey Culp, Mark Knestrick, Evan Falkenstine, and Alvin H. Moss recently published in the Journal of Oncology Practice examined whether advanced cancer patients were more…
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Advanced Illness main theme in top journals

July 8, 2017

Both Health Affairs and AMA Journal of Ethics devoted special issues to Advanced Illness in July 2017 A testament to the recognition these important topics deserve, the July 2017 issue…
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POLST Research: The Quality of POLST Completion in Two States

July 8, 2017

Alvin Moss, MD, Dana Zive, MPH, Evan Falkenstine, and Courtney Dunithan, MSW, authored a Brief Report recently published in JAMDA, The Journal of Post Acute and Long-Term Care Medicine. The…
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Patient Choice and Quality Care Act of 2017

June 9, 2017

On June 7, 2017, Congressman Earl Blumenauer (D-OR) introduced The Patient Choice and Quality Care Act (PCQCA) of 2017 to the House. Sponsors of this Act are Senator Shelley Moore…
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“Allow Natural Death” (AND) versus “Do Not Resuscitate” (DNR)

June 7, 2017

In their Letter to the Editor, Clarity or Confusion? Variability in Uses of ‘‘Allow Natural Death’’ in State POLST Forms, Dan Chen, MD, and Daidre Azueta, MD, discuss the pros…
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