Investigating the procedures, drawbacks and implications of seamless primary - Secondary care

Quality in Primary Care

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 51-55

  Ahmed, Shagufta ^a   Harding, Jennifer ^a  

^a Rowley Regis and Tipton PCT   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Audit; Information gap; Seamless patient care

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ARTICLE; DATA ANALYSIS; DRUG SAFETY; DRUG UTILIZATION; ELECTRONIC MEDICAL RECORD; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL CARE; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL AUDIT; MEDICAL ERROR; MEDICAL INFORMATION SYSTEM; MEDICAL RECORD; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT INFORMATION; PHARMACIST; PRESCRIPTION; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE;

EID: 17144370969     PISSN: 14791072     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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