title: The development of a patient history and data base form.
abstract: Providing adequate information within a concise documentation format remains a problem in healthcare institutions throughout the United States. A task force was developed at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center in New York, NY, to revise the documentation system, including the comprehensive adult patient history and data base (PHDB) form. The new PHDB form consists of a patient or family self-report section and a nursing assessment section. A pilot project using the form was implemented and evaluated. The form was found to be useful and efficient and was recommended for hospital implementation. This article describes the development of this new form and its ongoing monitoring and evaluation.
authors.affiliation: Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY.
authors.forename: M E
authors.initials: ME
authors.lastname: Kiss
authors.forename: B A
authors.initials: BA
authors.lastname: Dorsa
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Martin
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002173:Cancer Care Facilities / Q000458:organization & administration*; D005568:Forms and Records Control; D006751:Hospital Information Systems; D006801:Humans; D008487:Medical History Taking; D009519:New York City; D009730:Nursing Assessment; D009737:Nursing Records / Q000592:standards*; D010865:Pilot Projects; D011367:Professional Staff Committees; D015397:Program Evaluation; D011785:Quality Assurance, Health Care