Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association : JAMIA
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J Am Med Inform Assoc · Sep 2008
Multicenter StudyDevelopment and implementation of a clinician reporting system for advanced stage cancer: initial lessons learned.
Innovative approaches can strengthen patient-caregiver-clinician information exchange and more effectively address the physical and psychosocial challenges of advanced disease. This study reports initial findings from implementation of the Clinician Report (CR)-a patient and caregiver status report tool accessible by the oncology clinic team. ⋯ Though in its early implementation stages, the CR demonstrates the potential to positively impact care delivery in the cancer clinic setting, particularly by facilitating earlier interventions and improving patient-caregiver-clinician communication both during and between clinic visits.