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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Veröffentlicht in:Journal of palliative care Jg. 18; H. 1; S. 7 - 14
Hauptverfasser: Critchley, Patrick P., Lohfeld, Lynne, Maxwell, David, Mcintyre, Paul, Reyno, Leonard
Format: Journal Article
Sprache:Englisch
Veröffentlicht: United States SAGE PUBLICATIONS, INC 01.04.2002
Schlagworte:
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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Zusammenfassung: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, limitations, and difficulties encountered in each setting. We review the types of data collected and the potential of these databases, and we offer practical recommendations for others looking to set up such systems.
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ISSN:0825-8597
2369-5293
DOI:10.1177/082585970201800103