The efficacy of computer-enabled discharge communication interventions: A systematic review

BMJ Quality and Safety

Volumn 20, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 403-415

  Motamedi, Soror Mona ^a,b   Posadas Calleja, Juan ^a   Straus, Sharon ^c,d   Bates, David W ^e,f   Lorenzetti, Diane L ^a   Baylis, Barry ^b,g   Gilmour, Janet ^b,g   Kimpton, Shandra ^b   Ghali, William A ^a,b,g  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^b FOOTHILLS HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^c ST MICHAEL'S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^e BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^f HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^g UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ADVERSE OUTCOME; ARTICLE; COCHRANE LIBRARY; COMPUTER SYSTEM; DATA BASE; EMBASE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HOSPITAL MANAGEMENT; HOSPITAL READMISSION; HUMAN; INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY; INTERNET; MEDICAL ERROR; MEDLINE; MORTALITY; ONLINE SYSTEM; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT PREFERENCE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PHYSICIAN; QUASI EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); SYSTEMATIC REVIEW;

COMMUNICATION; HUMANS; MEDICAL RECORDS SYSTEMS, COMPUTERIZED; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PATIENT DISCHARGE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC;

EID: 79957993277     PISSN: 20445415     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmjqs.2009.034587     Document Type: Article

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