GeriPal

JANUARY 16, 2025

So like as an example, in New York State, if someone has no healthcare proxy that they’ve designated, there is a legal structure by which we can assign a surrogate, whereas other states don’t have that same structure. Yael 10:52 Yeah. And I think that’s where there’s so much state by state variability.

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GeriPal

OCTOBER 19, 2023

Certainly SOME of those avoided hospitalizations, CPR, and ICU stays were due to documentation of those orders in the POLST. So just to make that more concrete, Scott and I did a study a couple of years ago as well looking just at OHSU patients who presented to the emergency department with POLST. Why are they doing that?

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GeriPal

APRIL 4, 2024

Missouri set a very high bar, explicit written documentation that applies to this specific circumstance, which the Cruzan’s eventually cleared. But legislation can change, clinical practice can change, but I think what we’ll talk about today is how we’re now opening the door to conversations rather than legal rules and documents.

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GeriPal

JULY 11, 2024

Sarah 24:24 See, I usually always present it as these are things we should think of. This is a normal thing we need to talk about and not present it as something, oh, because of how sick you are, we’re going to talk about this, really try to normalize it. Sarah 24:19 Well, I don’t know. Amy 24:21 For me, I always.

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Seasons Hospice

OCTOBER 26, 2022

This document can specify your end-of-life wishes in the event that you become unable to make decisions for yourself. You may also want to designate a healthcare proxy, who will be responsible for making sure your wishes are carried out. What Items Should Be Present In Your Living Will?

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GeriPal

MARCH 24, 2022

And yet, I think for everyone who’s elderly, which is anyone who’s my age or older, I would say it’s very important and ought to be part of an annual exam that we ought to be asking that, and documenting it in the chart. I think Bob also noted documenting it. Eric: Anybody else’s thoughts on that?

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