Electronic Palliative Care Coordination Systems

Eleven papers showed that access to care summaries, handover notes, or patient records facilitated better communication. 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. In Scotland, 69% of people who died had a Key Information Summary, and these summaries were initiated earlier in the disease trajectory. Studies in England have shown low rates of Electronic Palliative Care Coordination Systems and anticipatory care planning in deceased patients' records. Several papers suggested keeping relevant notes in patients' homes because electronic access was sometimes difficult in remote out-of-hours work.