Electronic discharge summaries: The current state of play

Health Information Management Journal

Volumn 36, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 31-36

  Craig, Janelle ^a   Callen, Joanne ^a   Marks, Anne ^a   Saddik, Basema ^a   Bramley, Michelle ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Computerized medical records; Discharge planning; Health personnel; Medical record linkage; Medical records; Patient discharge; Referral

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER NETWORK; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; MEDICAL RECORD; METHODOLOGY; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PATIENT REFERRAL; REVIEW; STANDARD;

COMPUTER COMMUNICATION NETWORKS; HUMANS; MEDICAL RECORD LINKAGE; MEDICAL RECORDS SYSTEMS, COMPUTERIZED; PATIENT DISCHARGE; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION;

EID: 36549086523     PISSN: 18333583     EISSN: 18333575     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/183335830703600305     Document Type: Review

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