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Health IT can provide decision support for sensitive topics like advanced care planning. How important is advanced planning? Is IT necessary with sensitive topics?
Answer: Advanced care plan includes the process of discussion and planning to act or how to handle the situation. In the healthcare organization the advanced care planning is important as to provide better treatment and services to the patient at the right time.
Advanced care planning indulge the decision making when the person is unable to take decision. The health information technology is necessary as it plays an important role in planning of advanced care. It provides patient safety, efficacy of the treatment as well as patient satisfaction level. It enables to eliminate medical error which also improves the Patient's safety.