Evaluation of electronic discharge summaries: A comparison of documentation in electronic and handwritten discharge summaries

International Journal of Medical Informatics

Volumn 77, Issue 9, 2008, Pages 613-620

  Callen, Joanne L ^a   Alderton, Melanie ^b   McIntosh, Jean ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b Balmain Hospital   (Australia)

Author keywords

Australia; Discharge communication; Electronic discharge summary; Handwritten discharge summary; Hospital discharge

Indexed keywords

CONFIDENCE INTERVALS (CI); GENERAL (CO); HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; INDIVIDUAL (PSS 544-7); ODDS RATIOS (OR); STRENGTH (IGC: D5/D6);

ACCURACY; ADULT; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; DOCUMENTATION; ELECTRONIC DATA INTERCHANGE; FEMALE; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; HUMAN COMPUTER INTERACTION; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT INFORMATION; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY CONTROL; RISK;

DOCUMENTATION; HUMANS; MEDICAL RECORDS SYSTEMS, COMPUTERIZED; NEW SOUTH WALES; ODDS RATIO; PATIENT DISCHARGE;

EID: 47049096846     PISSN: 13865056     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijmedinf.2007.12.002     Document Type: Article

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