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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2020 Jan 1.
Published in final edited form as: J Pain Symptom Manage. 2018 Oct 25;57(1):112–117.e2. doi: 10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2018.10.500

Figure 2. Patient selection of medical decision maker.

Figure 2.

Of patients who completed an MDPOA form, 65% had no prior documentation of a medical decision maker, 30% documented the same person in the MDPOA form as had been verbally indicated, and 5% completed an MDPOA form with the same decision maker as previously documented in an MDPOA on file in the EHR. Colorado law recognizes verbal indication of a medical decision maker, the EHR has a designated area for healthcare providers to document a patient’s verbal choice. MDPOA – Medical Durable Power of Attorney; EHR – electronic health record