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POLST: An improvement over traditional advance directives

Patricia A. Bomba, MD, FACP, Marian Kemp, RN and Judith S. Black, MD, MHA
Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine July 2012, 79 (7) 457-464; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.79a.11098
Patricia A. Bomba
Vice President and Medical Director, Department of Geriatrics, Excellus BlueCross BlueShield, Rochester, NY
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Marian Kemp
POLST Coordinator, Coalition for Quality at the End of Life (COEL), Pittsburgh, PA
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Medical Director for Senior Markets, Highmark, Inc, Pittsburgh, PA
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