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Health Care Decision Making: Goals and Treatment Options

WebThe health care decision making process (see diagram in Appendix A) leads to choosing and ordering treatments options, by considering facts about a patient’s current medical …

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How Do I Plan for My Health Care

WebA doctor, nurse practitioner, or physician assistant may then prepare a Maryland Medical Orders for Life-Sustaining Treatment (MOLST) order form to make sure that your wishes …

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Maryland MOLST Guide for Health Care Professionals

WebHealth care providers (including an EMS provider if involved in the care) will give supportive measures, including 1) passive oxygen for comfort, 2) efforts to control any external …

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Maryland MOLST Guide for Patients

WebIntroduction. This guide is meant to help patients make decisions about their health care. It discusses a process for making such decisions, a worksheet that you can use to …

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Ten Things Health Care Professionals Should Know About …

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MM 3 2013 Page 1 of 2 Maryland Medical Orders for Life …

WebNo-CPR Option A: Comprehensive Efforts to Prevent Cardiac and/or Respiratory Arrest / DNR if Arrest – No CPR. This choice may be made either with or without intubation as a …

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Health Care Decisions Act (HCDA)

WebAdvance Directives. written or electronic document or oral directive that: Appoints a health care agent, and/or. States the patient’s wishes about medical treatments when the …

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The Journey The Origins of POLST Across the Nation

WebThe Journey. An important foundation for Maryland MOLST was established by the Health Care Decisions Act HCDA became effective on October 1, 1993 HCDA applies in all …

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Maryland MOLST for the Health Care Practitioner July 2013.ppt

Web07/24/2013 3 13 Terminal Condition A terminal condition is incurable There is no recovery despite life-sustaining procedures Death is imminent, as defined by a physician 14 End …

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HEALTH CARE DECISION MAKING WORKSHEET

WebPart B, Advance directive and authorized decision maker contact information: The Health Care Decision Making Worksheet is not an advance directive or an order form. If a …

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Maryland’s Health Care Decisions Act

Web2 Health Care Decisions Act The Health Care Decisions Act applies in all health care settings and in the community throughout Maryland It became effective on October 1, 1993

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Maryland’s Health Care Decisions Act

Web02/18/2014 3 13 How does an agent make decisions for the patient? The health care agent is to make decisions based on “wishes of the patient” If the patient’s wishes are …

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Maryland MOLST FAQs

WebThe Maryland MOLST form also incorporates a previously separate process and form for determining and documenting cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) orders to guide EMS …

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Health Care Decision Making Worksheet

WebPart A, Main goal(s) of care: Specific treatment preferences should reflect the main goal or goals of care. Part A invites the patient or the patient’s authorized decision maker to …

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