ArticleJAMIA open2018
A systematic review of the use of the electronic health record for patient identification, communication, and clinical support in palliative care.
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- Role of Digital Health on Palliative Care: Umbrella Review.Journal of medical Internet research · 2025Pooled it
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- Design and implementation of a clinical decision support tool for primary palliative Care for Emergency Medicine (PRIM-ER).BMC medical informatics and decision making · 2020Trial
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- Timely integration of palliative care into standard oncology care: An interview study with clinicians and patients with incurable cancer.Palliative & supportive care · 2025Article
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- The impact of electronic medical records on clinical documentation: A case study.Journal of education and health promotion · 2025Article
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- Healthcare personnel's perspectives on health technology in home-based pediatric palliative care: a qualitative study.BMC palliative care · 2024Article
- Barriers and facilitators of electronic patient-reported outcome measures (e-PROMs) for patients in home palliative cancer care: a qualitative study of healthcare professionals' perceptions.BMC palliative care · 2023Article
- Clinical Decision Support Systems for Palliative Care Management: A Scoping Review.Journal of pain and symptom management · 2023Article
- Involving Health Care Professionals in the Development of Electronic Health Records: Scoping Review.JMIR human factors · 2023Article
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Abstract
objectivesGlobally, healthcare systems are using the Electronic Health Record (EHR) and elements of clinical decision support (CDS) to facilitate palliative care (PC). Examination of published results is needed to determine if the EHR is successfully supporting the multidisciplinary nature and complexity of PC by identifying applications, methodology, outcomes, and barriers of active incorporation of the EHR in PC clinical workflow.
methodsA systematic review using Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses
resultsThe search returned 433 articles, 30 of which met inclusion criteria. Most studies were feasibility studies or retrospective cohort analyses; one study incorporated prospective longitudinal mixed methods. Twenty-three of 30 (77%) were published after 2014. The review identified five major areas in which the EHR is used to support PC. Studies focused on CDS to: identify individuals who could benefit from PC; electronic advanced care planning (ACP) documentation; patient-reported outcome measures (PROMs) such as rapid, real-time pain feedback; to augment EHR PC data capture capabilities; ,and to enhance interdisciplinary communication and care. DISCUSSION: Beginning in 2015, there was a proliferation of articles about PC and EHRs, suggesting increasing incorporation of and research about the EHR with PC. This review indicates the EHR is underutilized for PC CDS, facilitating PROMs, and capturing ACPs.
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