Abstract
Background Poor communication at the time of patient handover is recognized as a root cause of a considerable proportion of preventable deaths. Despite several advantages, the Patient Care Report (PCR) implementation may include insufficient details for demonstrating the functional status of the patients during the actual response which can further prolong the response time. Healthcare entities have been emphasizing the need to implement e-PCR systems. This systematic review aimed to examine the impact of e-PCR systems on reducing response time of prehospital care. Methods Literature search was carried out using the relevant search terms and keywords with inclusion and exclusion criteria. N=6 researchers that focused on the impact of e-PCR systems on reducing response time of prehospital medical care were included within this review. Results The findings indicated that ePCR implementation led to prominent improvements in the quality of the care services provided by the healthcare organisation. Additionally, ePCR reduces the response rate by data standardization. Conclusion The implementation of e-PCR systems ensures the availability of records and automates reporting on given quality metrics. Moreover, the implementation of e-PCR systems also improved response time and increased the out of hospital rates of survival. However, fear of increasing the ambulance run time, compromise on the availability of ambulance, and challenges in integration with the existing information systems implemented within the hospitals, were some of the most common challenging situations associated with implementing e-PCR systems.
Highlights
Poor communication at the time of patient handover is considered as a root cause of substantial proportion of preventable deaths.[1]
The findings indicated that ePCR implementation led to prominent improvements in the quality of the care services provided by the healthcare organisation
The implementation of e-Patient Care Report (PCR) systems ensures the availability of records and automates reporting on given quality metrics
Summary
Poor communication at the time of patient handover is considered as a root cause of substantial proportion of preventable deaths.[1]. PCR may include insufficient details for demonstrating the functional status of the patients at the time of transport, which prolong the response time. For this reason, healthcare organizations have been emphasizing the implementation of the Electronic Patient Care Report (e-PCR) systems. The Patient Care Report (PCR) implementation may include insufficient details for demonstrating the functional status of the patients during the actual response which can further prolong the response time. This systematic review aimed to examine the impact of e-PCR systems on reducing response time of prehospital care.
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