(2014) IPOST Essentials, April 28, 2014. Aging, Department of (Elder Affairs, Department of)
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Abstract
IPOST stands for: Iowa Physician Orders for Scope of Treatment. The IPOST is a standardized, clearly identifiable one page, salmon colored form. The IPOST allows an individual to communicate their treatment preferences for life-sustaining treatments. This is a communication tool that is complementary to an advance directive. An IPOST is appropriate for individuals who are frail and elderly, have a chronic, serious critical medical condition, or terminal illness. To date, the following counties have launched the IPOST program: Linn, Jones, Johnson, Muscatine, Scott, Dubuque, Polk, Blackhawk, Woodbury and Webster.
| Item Type: | Newsletter |
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| Keywords: | Ombudsman, nursing home, facility, elderly, frail, old, aging, directive, medical |
| Subjects: | Health and medicine > Healthcare Health and medicine > Healthcare > Nursing homes and assisted living facilities Social issues and programs > Aging |
| ID Code: | 22878 |
| Deposited By: | Pat Wyatt |
| Deposited On: | 01 Nov 2016 12:36 |
| Last Modified: | 01 Nov 2016 12:36 |
| URI: | https://publications.iowa.gov/id/eprint/22878 |