Submitted By: Grace Cordovano / Enlightening Results | |
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Data Element Information | |
Use Case Description(s) | |
Use Case Description | Religious and spiritual preferences can help to guide holistic care, especially in the in-patient, palliative care, and end-of-life care settings. Religious and spiritual preferences can provide insights on how to best support patients and their families in regards to health literacy and understanding disease progression, understanding medication adherence, and best-supporting patients with additional tools, technology, and information they need in a culturally respectful manner to make informed decisions about care. |
Estimate the breadth of applicability of the use case(s) for this data element | Unknown |
Healthcare Aims |
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Maturity of Use and Technical Specifications for Data Element | |
Applicable Standard(s) | N/A |
Additional Specifications | N/A |
Current Use | Not currently captured or accessed with an organization |
Extent of exchange | N/A |
Potential Challenges | |
Restrictions on Standardization (e.g. proprietary code) | Unknown |
Restrictions on Use (e.g. licensing, user fees) | Unknown |
Privacy and Security Concerns | Unknown |
Estimate of Overall Burden | Unknown |
Desired state to be achieved by a person or a person’s elections to guide care.
Data Element |
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Religious & Spiritual Preferences
Description
Defines an individual's religious or spiritual preferences which helps to support whole-person care in the in-patient and out-patient settings as well as in the palliative and end-of-life care settings. |
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