Benjamin Franklin famously wrote that “nothing can be said to be certain, except death and taxes.” And yet the inherent optimism of human nature causes us to avoid talking about…
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OHSU has taken a new step in making sure that end-of-life care wishes of OHSU patients are honored, creating a new feature where health professionals can electronically find any Physician…
California Healthline Mary De Freze, 81, has heart problems, chronic lung disease and a history of falling. At the end of her life, De Freze said, she doesn’t want to…
The board of directors of the California Health Care Foundation (CHCF) has approved a two-and-a-half-year project to develop an electronic registry for Physician Orders for Life-Sustaining Treatment (POLST). POLST is…
California Health Care Foundation A pilot project to establish an electronic registry for POLST forms in California could enable quick access to this information by emergency responders and others. March…
The following is a quote from an Emergency Medicine physician I interviewed for a study about palliative care in the emergency department: I had 2 or 3 instances that involved a…
OHSU News ePOLST will help health systems more accurately document, access end-of-life treatment wishes for seriously ill patients. Oregon Health & Science University, in partnership with Silicon Valley startup Vynca,…
