How this fits in

Electronic care coordination systems are being developed in many regions and countries to coordinate care for people with advanced progressive illnesses across settings. These can be generated across a national primary care system and automatically shared daily across emergency and out of hours care settings. In Scotland, an electronic care coordination patient summary is often started early in an advanced progressive illness with the patient’s consent, helping to coordinate chronic disease management and early palliative care. Having an electronic care coordination summary was associated with a greater likelihood of dying in a community setting (home, care home, or hospice).