For Implementers

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Establish an Implementation Team

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Identify people in your organization who will play key roles, develop the POLST process, and champion POLST across your organization.

• Open PDF file, 114.27 KB,  MassPOLST Implementation Team Key Roles and Responsibilities (English, PDF 114.27 KB)

Engage executive leadership

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Schedule time with senior leadership to explore the POLST transition and discuss resource needs, including IT expertise, EHR vendor support, and dedicated clinician time.

• Open PPTX file, 14.24 MB,  MassPOLST Leadership Engagement Slide Deck (English, PPTX 14.24 MB)

Plan how your organization will interact with the ePOLST registry

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Engage your internal IT teams, your EHR-vendor, and the MyDirectives team to determine whether your organization will integrate the ePOLST registry into the EHR or access the web-based registry.

• Open PDF file, 210.83 KB,  Approaches to ePOLST Registry Access (English, PDF 210.83 KB)

Learn more about how POLST works in clinical practice 

Explore MassPOLST FAQs  

Learn more about the current Massachusetts MOLST program