It was such a good Outpatient Morning that I had to post, even though it’s weeks late!
Ami Thakor presented several cases highlighting the importance of Advance Directives in the outpatient setting. Check out her presentation.
For further exploration, check out this AFP article (pdf link). Are you discussing advance directives with your 50-year-old patients?
We now have the ability to track POLST status in CareConnect, see it listed in the banner at the top of a patient’s chart as “POLST on file.” The front desk needs to help mark the POLST as received to update this flag in CareConnect.
Try to complete a POLST when discharging patients from the hospital who have expressed specific wishes to limit care. Keep in mind that it is less useful for “full care” patients to have a POLST on file, and may discourage future providers from re-discussing goals of care when clinical status changes. Looking forward to future QI on this front!
Ami ended with the obligatory pet photo...
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