POLSTWe’re covering a topic that you may or not have heard of before. Have you heard of the term POLST? POLST is the acronym for Physician Orders for Life-Sustaining Treatment. Depending upon the state where you reside, the form could be called: MOLST (Medical Orders for Life Sustaining Treatment); a MOST (Medical Orders for Scope […]
Today’s blog comes to you early in the new year with a topic that fascinates me – Communication. Particularly, communication about planning health care directives. The topic of communication can be defined in many ways. Merriam Webster defines communication as: the act or process of using words, sounds, signs, or behaviors to express or exchange
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Of late, we have been researching end of life options as they are being considered throughout the United States. Continuing in this vein, California has current legislation, SB 128 on the docket. The Patients Rights Council in Ohio recently posted information about the California legislation which may be of interest to you. http://www.patientsrightscouncil.org/site/analysis-2015-california-end-of-life-option-act-sb-128/ The California
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The Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation recently wrote an informational and insightful article explaining Medicare’s role in end of life care plans. About three-quarters of the 2.5 million people who die during the year in the US are ages 65 and older, making Medicare the largest insurer of health care provided during the last year
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