Adaptation of life care planning to patients with polytrauma in a VA inpatient setting: Implications for seamless care coordination

• Published in: Journal of rehabilitation research and development Vol. 44; no. 7; pp. xxiii - xxvi
• Main Authors: Leskin, Gregory A, Lew, Henry L, Queen, Heidi, Reeves, Dennis, Bleiberg, Joseph
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Department of Veterans Affairs 01-01-2007; Superintendent of Documents
• Subjects: Care and treatment; Continuity of Patient Care - organization & administration; Efficiency; Electronic health records; Health care delivery; Health planning; Health services; Hospitals; Hospitals, Veterans - organization & administration; Humans; Injuries; Inpatients; Laws, regulations and rules; Long-Term Care - organization & administration; Medical treatment; Multiple Trauma - rehabilitation; Patient Care Planning - organization & administration; Program Development; Quality of Life; Rehabilitation; Trauma; United States; Veterans; Veterans benefits; Wounds and injuries; United States
• ISSN: 0748-7711; 1938-1352
• DOI: 10.1682/JRRD.2007.09.0156

The core methodology of life care planning consists of applying a standardized and structured healthcare needs-identification process, using guidelines from research and clinical expertise to formulate a plan for meeting those needs, and creating a formal document that serves as a roadmap to help clinicians, as well as patients and families, track clinical needs and services and navigate multiple elements of a complex and geographically dispersed healthcare system.