The Quality of Physician Orders for Life-Sustaining Treatment Decisions: A Pilot Study.
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DOI: 10.1089/jpm.2016.0059
Abstract: BACKGROUND Physician Orders for Life-Sustaining Treatment (POLST) forms are used to document patient treatment preferences as medical orders. Prior research demonstrates that use of POLST alters medical treatments in a way that is consistent with… read more here.
Keywords: polst orders; quality; physician orders; treatment ... See more keywords
Toolkit to Increase Provider Knowledge, Comfort, and Adoption of POLST
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DOI: 10.1097/ncq.0000000000000578
Abstract: Background: POLST—Portable Medical Orders—abbreviated as POLST, is a nationwide initiative to help providers document and meet a patient's end-of-life wishes. Problem: Provider completion of POLST documents in primary care can promote continuity and implementation of… read more here.
Keywords: polst; polst toolkit; comfort; provider ... See more keywords
POLST recall, concordance, and decision quality outcomes among nursing home residents and surrogate decision-makers.
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DOI: 10.1111/jgs.18330
Abstract: BACKGROUND POLST orders are actionable in an emergency, so it is important that the decisions be of high quality and concordant with current preferences. The goal of this study is to determine the relationship between… read more here.
Keywords: quality; decision quality; concordance decision; polst ... See more keywords
Changes over time in POLST use and content by race and ethnicity among California nursing home residents.
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DOI: 10.1111/jgs.18374
Abstract: BACKGROUND Physician Orders for Life-Sustaining Treatment (POLST) are commonly used for nursing home (NH) residents. Treatment orders differ across race and ethnicity, presumably related to cultural and socioeconomic variation and levels of access to care… read more here.
Keywords: race ethnicity; treatment; polst; content ... See more keywords