Considerations for Integrating Advance Care Planning Into the Electronic Health Record: A Primer for Clinicians

Adam Moses; Ajay Dharod; Jeff Williamson; Nicholas M Pajewski; Daniel Tuerff; Jia Guo; Jennifer Gabbard

doi:10.1177/1049909120909303

Considerations for Integrating Advance Care Planning Into the Electronic Health Record: A Primer for Clinicians

Am J Hosp Palliat Care. 2020 Dec;37(12):1004-1008. doi: 10.1177/1049909120909303. Epub 2020 Mar 1.

Authors

Adam Moses^{1

2}, Ajay Dharod^{1

2

3}, Jeff Williamson^{1

2

3}, Nicholas M Pajewski^{2

4}, Daniel Tuerff⁵, Jia Guo⁵, Jennifer Gabbard^{1

2}

Affiliations

¹ Department of Internal Medicine, 528756Wake Forest School of Medicine, Winston Salem, NC, USA.
² Center for Healthcare Innovation, 528756Wake Forest Baptist Health, Winston Salem, NC, USA.
³ Department of Public Health Sciences, 12279Wake Forest School of Medicine, Winston Salem, NC, USA.
⁴ Department of Biostatistics and Data Science, 12279Wake Forest School of Medicine, Winston Salem, NC, USA.
⁵ 12279Wake Forest School of Medicine, Winston Salem, NC, USA.

PMID: 32115994
DOI: 10.1177/1049909120909303

Abstract

Opportunities for expanding advance care planning (ACP) throughout the health-care system make it critical that primary care (PC) providers have a basic understanding of how the electronic health record (EHR) can aid promoting ACP discussions and documentation. This article will offer PC providers 5 useful tips for implementing ACP in outpatient settings utilizing the EHR.

Keywords: advance care planning; electronic health record; palliative care; patient/family support.

MeSH terms

Advance Care Planning*
Documentation* / methods
Electronic Health Records*
Health Personnel
Humans