Assessing the impact of the introduction of an electronic hospital discharge system on the completeness and timeliness of discharge communication: a before and after study

BACKGROUND: Hospital discharge summaries are a key communication tool ensuring continuity of care between primary and secondary care. Incomplete or untimely communication of information increases risk of hospital readmission and associated complications. The aim of this study was to evaluate whether...

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Autores principales: Mehta, Rajnikant L., Baxendale, Bryn, Roth, Katie, Caswell, Victoria, Le Jeune, Ivan, Hawkins, Jack, Zedan, Haya, Avery, Anthony J.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2017
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5584340/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28870188
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12913-017-2579-3

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5584340/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28870188
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12913-017-2579-3

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