Improved physician work flow after integrating sign-out notes into the electronic medical record

Joint Commission Journal on Quality and Patient Safety

Volumn 36, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 72-78

  Bernstein, Jonathan A ^a,b   Imler, Daniel L ^a,b   Sharek, Paul ^a,b   Longhurst, Christopher A ^a,b  

^a LUCILE PACKARD CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b STANFORD UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HOSPITAL; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL RECORD; PATIENT CARE; PHYSICIAN; SYSTEM ANALYSIS; TEACHING HOSPITAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

COMMUNICATION; CONTINUITY OF PATIENT CARE; ELECTRONIC HEALTH RECORDS; HOSPITALS, PEDIATRIC; HOSPITALS, TEACHING; HUMANS; INTERNSHIP AND RESIDENCY; ORGANIZATIONAL CASE STUDIES; OUTCOME AND PROCESS ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PHYSICIANS; WORKFLOW;

EID: 77952311740     PISSN: 15537250     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s1553-7250(10)36013-2     Document Type: Article

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