Free webinar Nov. 2: POLST eRegistry pilot project The Coalition for Compassionate Care of California (CCCC) is hosting a webinar for health care providers and medical professionals, “POLST eRegistry Pilot Project: 2017 Overview and Update." The free webinar takes place on Thursday, November 2, 2017, from 12-1:30 p.m. This webinar will provide an overview of the California POLST (Physician Orders for Life-Sustaining Treatment) eRegistry pilot project. This project, funded by the California Health Care Foundation, is designed to test implementation, use and sustainability of an electronic POLST registry in two California communities, with electronic POLST forms securely submitted ... October 19, 2017 General Physician Orders for Life Sustaining Treatment, POLST, Webinars 0 0 Comment Read More »
New POLST toolkits available online in English and Spanish Physicians across California are successfully using Physician Orders for Life-Sustaining Treatment (POLST) to improve patient care at the end of life. POLST is a legally recognized document, printed on bright pink paper, that outlines a plan of care reflecting patients' wishes concerning medical treatment and interventions toward the end of our lives. Under a new law that took effect January 1, 2016, nurse practitioners (NP) and physician assistants (PA) acting under the direction of a physician and within their scope of practice are now able to sign the POLST forms ... April 4, 2016 General Life Sustaining Treatment, Physician Orders for Life Sustaining Treatment, POLST, End of Life Issues 0 0 Comment Read More »
New version of POLST form effective October 1 Physicians across California are successfully using Physician Orders for Life-Sustaining Treatment (POLST) to improve patient care at the end of life. Effective October 1, 2014, a new version of POLST makes this tool even more effective. POLST is a physician order, signed by both doctor and patient, that specifies the types of medical treatment a patient wishes to receive toward the end of life. POLST is a tool that encourages conversation between physicians and patients about medically appropriate end-of-life treatment options. It also helps patients make more informed decisions and ... September 18, 2014 General POLST, Physician Orders for Life Sustaining Treatment 0 0 Comment Read More »
