MyDirectives, the leading provider of digital advance care planning (ACP) tools, and the National POLST Collaborative, a key advocate for patient-centered portable medical orders, today announced a ...

POLST forms are portable medical orders that document a patient’s treatment preferences during medical emergencies, such as resuscitation instructions, when they may not be able to communicate their ...

Nursing home patients are more likely to die in the facility or in hospice than in a hospital in states with mature POLST programs, according to a new, first-of-its kind study. Physician Orders for ...

Automated tools for advance care planning (ACP) helped increase the number of advance directives and Physician Orders for Life-Sustaining Treatment (POLST) forms on file. The biggest gains came from ...

States generally allow a person (principal) to appoint another person (agent) to make health care decisions, receive protected health information, or both on the principal’s behalf. In many states, ...

Many people feel unprepared for death — and that’s natural. While it’s hard to prepare for something you’ve never experienced, planning for death can help ensure you and your loved ones’ needs are met ...