by APFLI | Sep 4, 2015 | Euthanasia / Assisted Suicide - Archive, Responses - Declarations / DPA / Advance Directives / Talking Points, Treatment Concerns - Definitions / Living Wills / Palliative Care / Terminal or Excessive Sedation / Organ Donation / DCD or NHBD / Hospice / POLST / DNR
Comments on the Proposed Rule to Amend Various Aspects of Medicare re: Reimbursing Medicare Providers for Advance Care Planning Counseling Sessions Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Department of Health and Human Services Room 445-G Hubert H. Humphrey...
by APFLI | May 29, 2015 | Treatment Concerns - Definitions / Living Wills / Palliative Care / Terminal or Excessive Sedation / Organ Donation / DCD or NHBD / Hospice / POLST / DNR
POLST is being proposed in a number of states across the US. In North Carolina, the form has undergone pilot tests, and the North Carolina Medical Society is considering its adoption. The purpose of this letter is to: Review the history of POLST on a national level...
by APFLI | Jul 29, 2007 | Treatment Concerns - Definitions / Living Wills / Palliative Care / Terminal or Excessive Sedation / Organ Donation / DCD or NHBD / Hospice / POLST / DNR
Commentary: Know Your POLST By Karen Ward, RN POLST (Physician Orders for Life-Sustaining Treatment), also called POST (Physician Orders for Scope of Treatment) and MOST (Medical Orders for Scope of Treatment), is incrementally making its way across the U.S....