Automated Orders Improve Palliative Care Access
Hospice News
JANUARY 16, 2024
More hospitalized patients can receive earlier palliative care if a provider programs automated orders into the electronic medical record (EMR). By using this process, researchers at Penn Medicine increased palliative care consultation rates in the hospital to 43.9%, up from 16.6%, according to a study published today in JAMA. This method also reduced the time to consultation by 1.2 days, the study found.
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