The MI-POST is an optional advance care planning document for adults with advanced illness or frailty for whom, based on their current medical condition, their life expectancy is estimated to be 12 months or less.
MI-POST is a part of the advance care planning process that included choices about cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR), critical care, and other wanted care. It is intended to guide care only if the person cannot tell others what to do at that time.
The Physician Orders for Life‑Sustaining Treatment (POLST) is a physician's order that outlines a plan for end of life care reflecting both a patient's preferences and a physician's judgment based on a medical evaluation.
MOST is a medical order that has 6 levels of treatment that range from comfort care to intensive care. One level of treatment will be selected to align with the adult's Goals of Care. A MOST is completed following Advance Care Planning and Goals of Care conversations.
The MI-POST form can guide discussions between individuals, their families, their physician, and their entire health care team about treatment wishes in the event of a serious illness. Consider adding a MI-POST to your estate planning documents if you have serious health issues or are at an advanced age.
Michigan's Corporate Practice of Medicine doctrine requires that medical practices be owned exclusively by licensed health care professionals to protect patients from unqualified individuals making medical decisions and mitigate compromises of professional judgment.