Specialist Palliative Care Activity at an Acute Care Tertiary Hospital and Its Representation in Administrative Data.

Joanne M StubbsHassan AssarehHelen M AchatSally GreenawayPoorani Muruganantham

Published in: The American journal of hospice & palliative care (2020)

Palliative care specialists provide expert input into patient management, benefitting patients and other clinicians. Administrative data inadequately capture their involvement in patient care, especially consultations, and are therefore inappropriate for reporting SPC activity. Exclusion of information related to SPC activity results in an incomplete and distorted representation of PC services and fails to acknowledge the valuable contribution made by SPC.

Keyphrases

palliative care
advanced cancer
acute care
end stage renal disease
newly diagnosed
healthcare
electronic health record
primary care
chronic kidney disease
big data
peritoneal dialysis
social media
machine learning
patient reported outcomes
clinical practice
adverse drug
health information
data analysis