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Communication of discharge information for elderly patients in hospital.

The delivery of the discharge note to the general practitioners following discharge of elderly patients from a geriatric medical unit was studied over a two-month period. Handwritten discharge notes were received by the general practitioners in 75% of cases, and the delay was reduced to a median of...

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Autores principales: Curran, P., Gilmore, D. H., Beringer, T. R.
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Ulster Medical Society 1992
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2448778/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/1621302
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Sumario:The delivery of the discharge note to the general practitioners following discharge of elderly patients from a geriatric medical unit was studied over a two-month period. Handwritten discharge notes were received by the general practitioners in 75% of cases, and the delay was reduced to a median of two days by the use of a pre-printed envelope. Postal communications were also received by 89% of general practitioners after a median delay in two days. A dual system of hand-delivery and postal delivery would ensure faster and more complete receipt of information.