Out of the 160 charts, the outpatient oncologist documented the code status in 1 chart. Inpatient EMR locations of the code status included the discharge summary (33%), history and physical (11%), and ...

Background: Patients want physicians to ascertain their wishes related to resuscitation, yet such discussions of “code status” are often delayed in the hospital setting, which compromises patient ...

A "cheat sheet" to track residents' code status has become a source of controversy in the case of a Minnesota man who died without being given CPR, according to local news sources.

The problem is that this exchange, which we call asking about “code status” in medicine, centers around a closed-ended question. Talking to a patient about their preferences for cardiac ...