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In Reply To: Re:POLST implementation
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Post Re:Re:POLST implementation
Author: lcooper
Date: Mar 24, 2008 2:57 pm
Would you share your hospital policies that guide the use of POLST? Are they separate from the DNR policies?
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Re:Re:Re:POLST implementation (by sutton on 03/25/2008)
We have not been able to institute the POLST/MOLST here as there has been resistance to it due to its length. One thing that the PC team has considered is using it to provide patients with documentation when they leave the hospital.

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