Collaborative Goals of Care Planning
For patients, families, and providers to align end-of-life hospital care with patient values and goals.
Collaborative Care for Patient-Centered Solutions
The ASKmeGOC program empowers patients, their families, and healthcare providers to collaborate in developing a personalized care plan for hospital admission, aligned with the patient's goals of care. Through open communication and collective input, everyone involved can contribute to a comprehensive advanced care plan that reflects what matters most to the patient.
How it Works
4-step process to creating a patient care plan
Step 1: Health Status
Reviews the patient's perceived quality of life, health status, and level of functioning at home before admission in the last year.
Step 2: Current Illness
Identifies a patient’s pre-existing medical conditions and current reason for hospitalization to give an estimation of survival for this admission.
Step 3: Cardiac Arrest
Estimates chance of survival in case of a cardiac arrest while in hospital.
Step 4: Values and Goals of Care
Patient chooses the treatments they would accept in case of deterioration that best fits with their values/goals.
Tailored Patient Care Plan
After completing the four assessment steps, a tailored patient care plan is generated, aligned with the patient’s goals of care.
This plan integrates insights gathered from the patient’s health status, current illness, survival expectations, and personal values. By combining this with the clinical team’s recommendations for effective treatment options, a shared and aligned care plan can be created.
Through open communication and informed decision making, everyone involved can contribute to a comprehensive care strategy that reflects what matters most to the patient.
The Future of Health Care Planning
Streamlining communication between patients, substitute decision-makers, and health care providers, for better advanced care planning in health care facilities.
User-Friendly Interface
The user-friendly design of the ASKmeGOC app ensures health care providers can have easy-to-follow, guided discussions about the goals of care, while allowing patients and families to understand the plan and follow along throughout the process.
Intuitive Interface for Guided Conversations
Clear and easy-to-use platform that allows health care professionals to smoothly conduct and facilitate guided goals of care conversations.
Comprehensive Review of Patient’s Baseline and Current Illness
Guides patients through their current health status, illness, and prognosis, facilitating informed decision making.
Informed Decision-Making
Help patients understand the risks and benefits of different resuscitation options, facilitating meaningful discussions about their care preferences.
Documented, Patient-Centered Care Plans
Capture patient care preferences, ensuring vital information is readily available to health care providers when needed for decision-making.
Comprehensive Data Security and Compliance
Advanced Security and Privacy Protection
Built with patient privacy in mind, ASKmeGOC is PHIPA-compliant and audited by an independent third party.
Customizable for Diverse Healthcare Settings
The web application and its values, goals, and care algorithm are fully adaptable to meet the specific needs of various healthcare environments, including acute care hospitals, primary care practices, and assisted living facilities.
Testimonials
Hear what our users are saying:
“In general, people who are in hospital always feel better when they know more and understand more. I know from conversations that I've had with people; they are generally appreciative that the conversation has happened and that everybody’s kind of on the same page about things. Also, building understanding that it's not an all or nothing dichotomy is very reassuring, too.”
- RVH Physician
“It (ASKmeGOC) has certainly reduced my workload. For the patients that have had the discussion with the tool, it saved me from having that conversation with them. Has it changed my workload? Absolutely. If every patient of mine had this kind of a discussion, I think that would be amazing.”
- RVH Physician
“I think (ASKmeGOC) helps our physician patient relationship. These conversations, they're definitely important, but sometimes it can put a bit of a strain on the relationship if not taken or received well from them.”
- RVH Physician
Supporting Healthcare Teams in Patient Discussions
ASKmeGOC not only improves patient care but also supports healthcare teams in having meaningful goals-of-care discussions. Healthcare professionals recognize the importance of having the right people leading these conversations:
“I would absolutely support other healthcare providers having these discussions. I don't think that the title bars people from these discussions; the important thing is their level of knowledge.”
“Ultimately it would be absolutely wonderful if a team was available to go and do the discussions.”
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