Improving advanced illness care: the evolution of state POLST programs

Improving advanced illness care: the evolution of state POLST programs

Collection:
Health Policy and Services Research
Series Title(s):
Research report (AARP Public Policy Institute)
Contributor(s):
Sabatino, Charles P.
Karp, Naomi.
AARP (Organization)
Public Policy Institute (AARP (Organization))
Publication:
Washington, D.C. : AARP Public Policy Institute, c2011
Language(s):
English
Format:
Text
Subject(s):
Advance Care Planning -- legislation & jurisprudence
Advance Care Planning -- trends
Advance Directives -- legislation & jurisprudence
Advance Directives -- trends
Resuscitation Orders -- legislation & jurisprudence
United States
Genre(s):
Technical Report
Abstract:
Physician Orders for Life-Sustaining Treatment (POLST) is a promising program to elicit and honor the treatment goals of people with advanced progressive illness or frailty. POLST began in Oregon in the early 1990s. By the beginning of 2010, at least 12 states had adopted the POLST paradigm, and proponents in most other states were developing programs. The current study explores the experience of 12 states with POLST programs to identify factors that helped or hindered adoption and meaningful implementation of the protocol.
Copyright:
Reproduced with permission of the copyright holder. Further use of the material is subject to CC BY-NC-ND license. (More information)
Illustrations:
Illustrations
NLM Unique ID:
101564996 (See catalog record)
Permanent Link:
http://resource.nlm.nih.gov/101564996