Impact of electronic medical record integration of a handoff tool on sign-out in a newborn intensive care unit

Journal of Perinatology

Volumn 31, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 311-317

  Palma, J P ^a,b   Sharek, P J ^a   Longhurst, C A ^a,b  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b LUCILE PACKARD CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

clinical informatics; communication; health information technology; NICU

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ARTICLE; COMPUTER PROGRAM; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTRONIC MEDICAL RECORD; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; MEDICAL DOCUMENTATION; MEDICAL INFORMATION; NEWBORN INTENSIVE CARE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SATISFACTION;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CHILD HEALTH SERVICES; CONTINUITY OF PATIENT CARE; ELECTRONIC HEALTH RECORDS; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS, NEONATAL; INTERDISCIPLINARY COMMUNICATION; MEDICAL INFORMATICS; MEDICAL STAFF, HOSPITAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUALITY IMPROVEMENT; STAFF DEVELOPMENT; WORKFLOW;

EID: 79955557476     PISSN: 07438346     EISSN: 14765543     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/jp.2010.202     Document Type: Article

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