Consider Palliative Care Radar (HP102)

Consider Palliative Care Radar (HP102)

Type: Protocol Alert

Purpose

Where a patient has codes that suggest that they may have palliative care needs, this protocol alert will make the clinician consider if they should enroll them on the palliative care register. The user can update the details by double clicking on the protocol alert.

 

What does it actually do?

The protocol performs the following functions:
  1. On loading the patient record the system is queried for a wide range of codes that may suggest a patient has palliative needs
  2. If the patient isn't on the palliative care register, the user will see an alert
  3. When the user hovers over the alert further information is shown, including the diagnosis or codes that have lead to the alert being shown
  4. The user can double click on the alert to load a template and code the required information

What does it look like?

This is the alert that is shown:



When the user hovers over this, this kind of information is shown:


When the user double clicks the alert they are taken to this template to record palliative care status:


System Dependencies:

This protocol is dependent on accurate coded information within EMIS web, contemporaneously recording cancer and other diagnoses. 

System Trigger

System Trigger: Load record and update record

Run mode: Always run 

Enable trigger for: All clinical job categories 

Fitting your practice

Your teams need to be aware that this alert may show, and how to double click the alert to take action

How to get it

This is a base handy protocol and will automatically be installed in your system.  

Support Information

Development Log

VERSION NUMBER 2.0.0

Published 1/4/22
Release notes:
Initial release



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