The American Hospital Association estimates that half of Americans suffer from chronic conditions like heart disease, diabetes, and cancer. Following a diagnosis, many experience concerns about the ...

Physician Orders for Life-Sustaining Treatment forms help ensure that resident and surrogate care preferences are honored. Nursing facilities that use Physician Orders for Life-Sustaining Treatment ...

Emergency care providers vary in their understanding of a type of medical order intended to communicate seriously ill patients' choices for life-sustaining treatments, according to a pair of studies ...

At first glance, a POLST is just a bright pink form — but it is soon discovered to be a lifeline for patients and their families. A physician orders for life sustaining treatment — or POLST — form ...

Emergency care providers vary in their understanding of a type of medical order intended to communicate seriously ill patients' choices for life-sustaining treatments ...

A 92-year-old woman resides in an assisted-living facility in Oregon and has extensive inoperable coronary artery disease, becoming breathless moving from her bed to the chair. Capable of decisions, ...

End-of-life care isn't about dying; it's about living. That gem of wisdom was imparted on us by some healthcare colleagues who provide hospice care. It's a mindset that focuses not on the ...

In recent years, Physicians' Orders for Life Sustaining Treatments (POLST) forms have been seen as an important way to honor the end-of-life wishes of frail elderly or terminally ill patients who ...

End-of-life planning would take a step forward in Pennsylvania under legislation introduced Tuesday, local doctors and legal experts say. PA Senate Bill 623 and House Bill 1196 focus on a voluntary ...

Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X Members of the POLST Task Force of Northeast Pa. meet to plan their upcoming facilitator training ...