Demonstrating the impact of POLST forms on hospital care requires information not contained in state registries
Turnbull A, Ning X, Rao A, Tao J, Needham D. Demonstrating the impact of POLST forms on hospital care requires information not contained in state registries. PLOS ONE 2019, 14: e0217113. PMID: 31211788, PMCID: PMC6581427, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0217113.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsState registry dataUnplanned readmissionRegistry dataHospital careLife‐Sustaining Treatment ProgramLife-Sustaining Treatment (POLST) formProspective cohort studyTime of dischargeJohns Hopkins HospitalElectronic medical recordsMOLST formsCohort studyHospital admissionMedian timeMedical recordsPOLST formsReadmissionPhysician ordersMedical ordersPatientsHealthcare proxyTreatment programTreatment formsStudy designCareful study design