Determining Medical-Decision Making Capacity & Medical Incapacity Hold

Determining Medical-Decision Making Capacity

Policy and Tools

• Policy: Determination of Decision-Making Capacity Guidelines (policystat.com)
• Tool: Decision-Making Capacity Determination Flowchart
• Policy: Discharge of Patient Leaving Against Medical Advice
• Tool: Risk-Based Evaluation Tool for AMA

Educational Resources

• Video: The Physician's Role in Assessing Decision Making-Capacity
• Article: Assessment of Patient's Competence to Consent to Treatment
• Article: Evaluating Medical Decision-Making Capacity in Practice
• On-Demand CME webinar: Determining Decision-Making Capacity & Beyond

Medical Incapacity Hold

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