Remove Document Remove Healthcare proxy Remove Long-term care Remove Ventilator
article thumbnail

POLST Evidence and Update: Kelly Vranas, Abby Dotson, Karl Steinberg, and Scott Halpern

GeriPal

Certainly SOME of those avoided hospitalizations, CPR, and ICU stays were due to documentation of those orders in the POLST. Alex: And we’re delighted to welcome back Karl Steinberg, he’s a palliative care doc and a geriatrician. Because we haven’t done our job to document the value of what we’re doing.

Document 268
article thumbnail

Advance Care Planning Discussion: Susan Hickman, Sean Morrison, Rebecca Sudore, and Bob Arnold

GeriPal

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?