title: KernPaeP - a web-based pediatric palliative documentation system for home care.
abstract: KernPaeP is a new web-based on- and offline documentation system, which has been developed for pediatric palliative care-teams supporting patient documentation and communication among health care professionals. It provides a reliable system making fast and secure home care documentation possible. KernPaeP is accessible online by registered users using any web-browser. Home care teams use an offline version of KernPaeP running on a netbook for patient documentation on site. Identifying and medical patient data are strictly separated and stored on two database servers. The system offers a stable, enhanced two-way algorithm for synchronization between the offline component and the central database servers. KernPaeP is implemented meeting highest security standards while still maintaining high usability. The web-based documentation system allows ubiquitous and immediate access to patient data. Sumptuous paper work is replaced by secure and comprehensive electronic documentation. KernPaeP helps saving time and improving the quality of documentation. Due to development in close cooperation with pediatric palliative professionals, KernPaeP fulfils the broad needs of home-care documentation. The technique of web-based online and offline documentation is in general applicable for arbitrary home care scenarios.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medical Informatics and Biomathematics, University Hospital Muenster, 48149 Muenster, Germany. hartz@imfl.de
authors.forename: Tobias
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Hartz
authors.forename: Hendrik
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Verst
authors.forename: Frank
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Ueckert
mesh_terms: D006699:Home Care Services; D006801:Humans; D020407:Internet; D009737:Nursing Records; D010166:Palliative Care; D010372:Pediatrics