You use an MPOA to designate your agent or attorney-in-fact, sometimes also called “proxy,”“surrogate,” or simply “representative.” Your medical agent does not need to be a family member, but they should be someone who knows you well and understands your health care preferences. ...
Beyond ad- vance directives: health care surrogate laws. N Engl J Med. 1992;327:1165-1169.Beyond advance directives: Health care surrogate laws - JA, GA, et al. - 1992Menikoff JA, Sachs GA, Siegler M. Beyond advance directives-- health care surrogate laws. N Engl J Med. 1992;327:...
Back in February, we told you the heartwarming story of a local mother, who once had infertility issues and was now choosing to become a surrogate. We have an update for you on how their surrogacy journey is going and some advice for those who also might be expecting. ...
Of the approximately 2 million people who die each year, 80% die in hospitals and long term care institutions, and perhaps 70% of those after a decision to forgo life-sustaining treatment has been made. Nearly every death involves a decision to undertake some medicalClosen, Michael L...
The mobile and wireless revolution promises not only expanded access to patient health information, but also improved patient care. In this paper, we describe a surrogate host-based mobile healthcare information system which utilizes Grid computing for real-time ECG signal processing. The surrogate ho...
Surrogate Health Care Decision Making: The Pennsylvania Supreme Court Recognizes the Right of an Individual in a Permanent Vegetative State to Refuse Life-Sustaining Measures through a Surrogate Decision MakerWith these words, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court extended the right to refuse medical treatment ...
Healthcare Decision-Making, Surrogate Decision-Makers, and Informed ConsentShawna M. Butler DNP, JD, RN, CPHRM
SURROGATE DECISION MAKING IMPLICATIONS FOR HEALTHCARE PROVIDERS: REVIEW OF MEDICAL AND LEGAL LITERATUREK Garner, J Kirchner, D Sullivan, D Blevins, L BurtonThe Gerontologist
For many years, the Illinois Living Will Act, the Illinois Power of Attorney Act, Article XI (a) of the Probate Act of 1975, and the Health Care Surrogate Act have allowed surrogate health care decisions.'Nevertheless, there is a lack of understanding of these statutes and theirO'Neill, ...
Health Care Professionals鈥Responses to Religious or Spiritual Statements by Surrogate Decision Makers During Goals-of-Care DiscussionsNatalie C. ErnecoffFarr A. CurlinPraewpannarai BuddadhumarukDouglas B. White