Electronic consultation as an alternative to hospital referral for patients with chronic kidney disease: A novel application for networked electronic health records to improve the accessibility and efficiency of healthcare

Quality and Safety in Health Care

Volumn 19, Issue 5, 2010, Pages

  Stoves, John ^a   Connolly, John ^b   Cheung, Chee Kay ^a   Grange, Angela ^c   Rhodes, Penny ^c   O'Donoghue, Donal ^d   Wright, John ^c  

^a BRADFORD TEACHING HOSPITALS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^b Bradford and Airedale Primary Care Trust   (United Kingdom)

^c BRADFORD ROYAL INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

^d HOPE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CHRONIC KIDNEY FAILURE; ELECTRONIC MEDICAL RECORD; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HUMAN; MEDICAL RECORD; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PATIENT REFERRAL; UNITED KINGDOM;

AGED; EFFICIENCY, ORGANIZATIONAL; ELECTRONIC HEALTH RECORDS; GREAT BRITAIN; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; KIDNEY FAILURE, CHRONIC; MEDICAL RECORD LINKAGE; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION;

EID: 78249234994     PISSN: 14753898     EISSN: 14753901     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/qshc.2009.038984     Document Type: Article

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