End-of-life care wishes can be overlooked if forms can’t be found in a crisis

New feature makes it easier for OHSU to find any form in statewide POLST registry with the click of a button

By Ariane Le Chevallier June 14, 2017 Portland, Ore.

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The IT team at OHSU that collaborated with Dr. Tolle to digitize the POLST registry (Left to right, front row) David Sibell, M.D, Susan Tolle, M.D., Kenneth Gridley. (Back row) Kennedy Payne, Michael Lieberman, M.D., Bud Harrison. (OHSU)

Electronic POLST

Paper versions of the POLST form (left) could be difficult to read. The electronic version (right) ensures that information is clearly visible and the records can be searched easily. (OHSU)

Electronic POLST

“I think it’s very important to be able to find the POLST form,” says Betty Lou Hutchens, 95. “After all, what good is it if you can’t find it.” Hutchens has a POLST form at OHSU that outlines her wishes for end-of-life care. (OHSU)

Electronic POLST

Betty Lou Hutchens (left) talks with Dr. Susan Tolle, her physician. Hutchens, 95, has a completed POLST form at OHSU that outlines her wishes for end-of-life care. (OHSU)

Electronic POLST

Paper versions of the POLST form (left) could be difficult to read. The electronic version (right) ensures that information is clearly visible and the records can be searched easily.
(OHSU)