Introducing an electronic palliative care summary (ePCS) in Scotland: Patient, carer and professional perspectives

Family Practice

Volumn 29, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 576-585

  Hall, Susan ^a   Murchie, Peter ^a   Campbell, Christine ^b   Murray, Scott A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Communication; Continuity of care; Electronic health record; Palliative care; Qualitative research

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMPUTER PROGRAM; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH PRACTITIONER; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MEDICAL STAFF; NORMAL HUMAN; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; RECORDING; SEMI STRUCTURED INTERVIEW; UNITED KINGDOM;

AFTER-HOURS CARE; CAREGIVERS; CONTINUITY OF PATIENT CARE; DIFFUSION OF INNOVATION; ELECTRONIC HEALTH RECORDS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; MALE; PALLIATIVE CARE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SCOTLAND;

EID: 84867135392     PISSN: 02632136     EISSN: 14602229     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/fampra/cms011     Document Type: Article

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