Ethics Consultation Requests After Implementation of an Electronic Health Record Order.

Priya H MaratheHao ZhangLiz Blackler Peter D Stetson Louis P Voigt Danielle Novetsky Friedman

Published in: JCO oncology practice (2022)

In this large single-institution retrospective study, implementation of an EHR order for ethics consultation requests was associated with a significant increase in the number of consultation requests. Implementation of an electronic order may decrease barriers to ethics consultation in diverse practice settings. Further longitudinal, multicenter studies are needed to assess strategies to improve access to clinical ethics consultation for oncology patients.

Keyphrases

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electronic health record
public health
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big data
quality improvement
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clinical decision support
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