Electronic Palliative Care Coordination Systems

Benefits

Preparation

Comparisons

Evidence quality

Highlighted claims

• Eleven papers showed that access to care summaries, handover notes, or patient records facilitated better communication. — Communication during out-of-hours primary care contacts for people with a terminal illness: a scoping review
• In Scotland, 69% of people who died had a Key Information Summary, and these summaries were initiated earlier in the disease trajectory. — Communication during out-of-hours primary care contacts for people with a terminal illness: a scoping review
• Studies in England have shown low rates of Electronic Palliative Care Coordination Systems and anticipatory care planning in deceased patients' records. — Communication during out-of-hours primary care contacts for people with a terminal illness: a scoping review
• Evidence suggests Electronic Palliative Care Coordination Systems can reduce hospital admissions and help out-of-hours professionals, but some in-hours clinicians find completing them burdensome. — Communication during out-of-hours primary care contacts for people with a terminal illness: a scoping review
• Several papers suggested keeping relevant notes in patients' homes because electronic access was sometimes difficult in remote out-of-hours work. — Communication during out-of-hours primary care contacts for people with a terminal illness: a scoping review