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Informatics in palliative care

S Mercadante1, V Lanza

  • 1Pain Relief and Palliative Care Unit, SAMOT, Palermo, Italy.

Journal of Pain and Symptom Management
|January 1, 1994
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Developing a computerized palliative care system ensures immediate patient data access and treatment evaluation. This system facilitates data entry, storage, and retrieval for comprehensive patient management.

Area of Science:

  • Medical Informatics
  • Palliative Care Medicine

Background:

  • Effective palliative care requires timely access to comprehensive patient information.
  • Current documentation methods may hinder rapid data retrieval and treatment evaluation.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To describe the development and features of a computerized documentation system for palliative care.
  • To address challenges in data selection and display for palliative care informatics.

Main Methods:

  • Development of a program for data entry, storage, and retrieval.
  • Implementation of preliminary information screening and parameter coding.
  • Inclusion of patient history, diagnosis, pain characteristics, medications, and symptoms.

Main Results:

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  • The system enables rapid display and printout of patient data.
  • Facilitates recording of detailed clinical information, including history, findings, and diagnosis.
  • Demonstrates a functional approach to computerized palliative care documentation.

Conclusions:

  • A well-designed computerized system can significantly improve palliative care documentation.
  • Further system enhancements and addressing identified problems are crucial for optimal implementation.