Changes in End-of-Life Care for Hispanic vs. White Medicare Beneficiaries (S710)

Abstract

thought such training should be mandatory. Conclusions. Aminority of clinicians, but all parents, agreed MOLST should be universal for pediatric inpatients. Immediately prior to the MOLST mandate, many clinicians felt unprepared to lead LST discussions and few had written relevant orders in the prior year. Implications for research, policy, or practice. Legislative measures targeted at improving end of life planning for children must trigger provisions for communication skills training for clinicians.