The Challenge of Developing a Regional Palliative Care Data System: A Tale of Two Cities

This article reviews the purposes of health care databases and the findings from a literature review of the use of patient databases in palliative care. We present the history and goals of databases developed in two Canadian settings, Hamilton and Halifax. We present data on the strengths, limitatio...

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Published in:	Journal of palliative care Vol. 18; no. 1; pp. 7 - 14
Main Authors:	Critchley, Patrick P., Lohfeld, Lynne, Maxwell, David, Mcintyre, Paul, Reyno, Leonard
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	United States SAGE PUBLICATIONS, INC 01.04.2002
Subjects:	Data Collection Databases as Topic - organization & administration Guidelines as Topic Humans Needs Assessment Nova Scotia Ontario Organizational Objectives Palliative care Palliative Care - organization & administration Program Development - methods Regional Medical Programs - organization & administration Software Urban Health Services - organization & administration Nova Scotia Ontario Ontario Canada Canada Nova Scotia Canada
ISSN:	0825-8597, 2369-5293
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