Top Ten Tips Palliative Care Clinicians Should Know About Leveraging the Electronic Health Record for Data Collection and Quality Improvement
Authors
Michael T. Huber, Division of Geriatrics and Palliative Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Miami, Miami, Florida, USA.
David Y. Ling, Division of General Medicine, Geriatrics, and Palliative Care, Department of Medicine, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Virginia, USA.
Alan S. Rozen, Platinum Palliative Care, LLC, Nashville, Tennessee, USA.
Stephanie Y. Terauchi, Section of Palliative Medicine, Department of General Internal Medicine, UT Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas, USA.
Puneeta Sharma, Valley Medical Group, Ridgewood, New Jersey, USA.
Jessica Fleischer-Black, Department of Emergency Medicine and Brookdale, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, New York, USA.
Laura A. Schoenherr, Division of Palliative Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of California, San Francisco (UCSF), San Francisco, California, USA.
Rebecca N. Hutchinson, Maine Medical CenterFollow
Charlotta Lindvall, Department of Psychosocial Oncology and Palliative Care, Dana Farber Cancer Institute, and Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
Christopher A. Jones, Department of Medicine, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, North Carolina, USA.
Roshni T. Guerry, Division of General Internal Medicine/Palliative Care, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.
Ana Berlin, Division of General Surgery, Department of Surgery, Department of Medicine, Columbia University Irving Medical Center, New York, New York, USA.
Publication Date
12-16-2022
Journal Title
Journal of Palliative Medicine
Abstract
As palliative care (PC) programs rapidly grow and expand across settings, the need to measure, improve, and standardize high-quality PC has also grown. The electronic health record (EHR) is a key component of these efforts as a central hub of care delivery and a repository of patient and system data. Deliberate efforts to leverage the EHR for PC quality improvement (QI) can help PC programs and health systems improve care for patients with serious illnesses. This article, written by clinicians with experience in QI, informatics, and clinical program development, provides practical tips and guidance on EHR strategies and tools for QI and quality measurement.
Recommended Citation
Huber MT, Ling DY, Rozen AS, et al. Top Ten Tips Palliative Care Clinicians Should Know About Leveraging the Electronic Health Record for Data Collection and Quality Improvement [published online ahead of print, 2022 Dec 16]. J Palliat Med. 2022;10.1089/jpm.2022.0536. doi:10.1089/jpm.2022.0536
