Electronic Implementation of Integrated End-of-life Care: A Local Approach

Daniel Schlieper; Christiane Altreuther; Manuela Schallenburger; Martin Neukirchen; Andrea Schmitz; Christian Schulz

doi:10.5334/ijic.2507

Electronic Implementation of Integrated End-of-life Care: A Local Approach

International Journal of Integrated Care

Volume 17 (2017): Issue 2

By: Daniel Schlieper, Christiane Altreuther, Manuela Schallenburger, Martin Neukirchen, Andrea Schmitz and Christian Schulz

Open Access

|Jun 2017

Abstract

Introduction: The Liverpool Care Pathway for the Dying Patient is an instrument to deliver integrated care for patients in their last hours of life. Originally a paper-based system, this study investigates the feasibility of an electronic version.

Methods: An electronic Liverpool Care Pathway was implemented in a specialized palliative care unit of a German university hospital. Its use is exemplified by means of auditing and analysis of the proportion of recorded items.

Results: In the years 2013 and 2014 the electronic Liverpool Care Pathway was used for the care of 159 patients. The uptake of the instrument was high (67%). Most items were recorded. Apart from a high usability, the fast data retrieval allows fast analysis for auditing and research.

Conclusions and discussion: The electronic instrument is feasible in a computerized ward and has strong advantages for retrospective analysis.

Trial registration: Internal Clinical Trial Register of the Medical Faculty, Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf, No. 2015124683 (7 December 2015).

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.5334/ijic.2507 | Journal eISSN: 1568-4156

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Language: English

Submitted on: Jul 14, 2016

Accepted on: May 30, 2017

Published on: Jun 20, 2017

Published by: Ubiquity Press

In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services

Publication frequency: 4 issues per year

Keywords:

electronic medical record,

integrated care,

Liverpool Care Pathway,

palliative care,

patient centred care,

hospital

© 2017 Daniel Schlieper, Christiane Altreuther, Manuela Schallenburger, Martin Neukirchen, Andrea Schmitz, Christian Schulz, published by Ubiquity Press
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