Do High Symptom Scores Trigger Clinical Actions? An Audit After Implementing Electronic Symptom Screening Journal Articles

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abstract

The authors examine whether patient visits with higher symptom scores are associated with higher rates of symptom documentation in the chart and symptom-specific actions being taken.

authors

Seow, Hsien
Sussman, Jonathan
Martelli-Reid, Lorraine
Pond, Gregory
Bainbridge, Daryl

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published

publication date

November 2012

has subject area

Aged (MeSH)
Breast Neoplasms (MeSH)
Documentation (MeSH)
Dyspnea (MeSH)
Female (MeSH)
Humans (MeSH)
Lung Neoplasms (MeSH)
Male (MeSH)
Medical Audit (MeSH)
Middle Aged (MeSH)
Needs Assessment (MeSH)
Neoplasms (MeSH)
Ontario (MeSH)
Pain (MeSH)
Pain Measurement (MeSH)
Retrospective Studies (MeSH)
Severity of Illness Index (MeSH)
Symptom Assessment (MeSH)

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JCO Oncology Practice Journal